By unintended consequences, do you mean more of your Navy meeting the bottom of the ocean?
What if ‘fings was to start breakin’ Colonel?
Oh, look at what me clumbsy brover done.
The Russians have heavily militarized the Arctic. We have no heavy icebreakers (well, there is one, but its only as good as the duct tape and bailing wire that holds it together) - they have dozens and they do work.