Russia to test-launch rockets near Norway’s Arctic coast in last days of Trident Juncture
The area of rocket test firings is only about 40 kilometers north of Gamvik and Berlevåg on Norway’s Barents Sea
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NATO wants to keep tensions low in the High North, says Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
Even as NATO is conducting its largest military exercise since the end of the Cold War close to the Arctic
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Trident Juncture: Nordic nations stress importance of regional defence, Moscow worries about stability
Moscow warns that Sweden’s and Finland’s participation in NATO’s Trident Juncture drill is jeopardizing regional stability. In a joint newspaper
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NATO set to launch massive Trident Juncture war games in southern Norway, air forces to fly above Arctic Europe
Land forces will mainly exercise in southern Norway, while air forces will fly above the Arctic Circle from the airports
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Russia holds anti-submarine drill in Arctic ahead of large NATO exercise in Norway
Northern Fleet’s brand new frigate Admiral Gorshkov has sailed on Barents Sea combat training mission. So have nuclear submarines and
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Chinese-made equipment in Canada’s Arctic ships under scrutiny
Canada’s international trade minister quietly sounded out officials at the Department of National Defence last spring about how much of
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Rising nuclear activity in Arctic Europe prompts Norway to update disaster plans
“Norwegian authorities are again considering the use of nuclear weapons against Norway or close to Norway as a not unthinkable
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Russia giving major upgrade to airstrip in High Arctic
The 2,500-meter-long runway on the Nagurskoye base in Russia’s Franz Josef Land is getting a new and solid top layer
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Russia just got a longer border to Norway
10 years of comprehensive field work, measurements and formal diplomatic talks are completed as the new border agreement was signed
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Norway arrests Russian man over suspicion of espionage
The man was detained at Oslo airport Friday evening by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) on suspicion of illegal
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U.S. and Russian bombers test airspace over European Arctic
Russian and American long-range bombers and numerous other military aircraft have been flying missions over the Barents and Norwegian Seas.
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Retired military leader worries Norway’s Arctic would be vulnerable in conflict between West and Russia
In case of a bigger conflict, it is quite likely that Russian armed forces would initiate a ground operation against
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Russia’s Northern Fleet drilled submarine hunt in Bering Strait
As they sailed throughout the shallow waters separating Russia and the U.S.A., the ships lined up in battle formation and
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Russian navy boosting armament on northwestern bases, satellite images show
About 50 brand new reinforced large weapons bunkers are under construction at Okolnaya Bay just north of Severomorsk, on Russia’s
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Russia “would see enemies” if Finland joined NATO, president Niinistö tells German paper
President Sauli Niinistö sat down with the centre-right German paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Helsinki on Friday, ahead of a
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