Sixty years ago this week, the USS Skate surfaced at the North Pole. Arctic sea ice was two meters thick.
The Changing Face of the Arctic; The Changing Face of the Arctic – The New York Times
Compare the North Pole in 1958, to what it looks like 60 years later.
The Bush family immediately recognized it as an opportunity to wage war with Russia.
13 Aug 1958, 1 – Star-Gazette at Newspapers.com
So nothing has changed over the last 60 years. The ice is still two meters thick, and the Bush family still wants war with Russia.