The North East Sea Route has always been a dream for thousands of sailors. Due to global warming, this axis is now ice-free for most of the year, the sea ice having halved. This disaster for ecology, however, whets the appetite of certain countries, including Russia, which sees it as an issue of economic development with the exploitation of gas and oil. The country has even found a strong ally with China, which is also projecting many opportunities. But the United States, which entered the race late, is reviving the threat of the hypothesis of a cold war in Antarctica.