Russia halts nuclear waste transport during World Cup
A load of containers with spent nuclear fuel from Andreeva Bay on the Kola Peninsula (Northwestern Russia) will have to
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Russia’s Northern Fleet launches surprise, large-scale exercise in Barents Sea
Russian navy kicks off largest naval maneuver in 10 years in a surprise exercise aimed to counter a massive enemy
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Russian Supreme Court upholds FSB ban on Barents Observer Editor Thomas Nilsen
Eye on the Arctic editor’s note: The Independent Barents Observer is part of the Eye on the Arctic circumpolar news partnership.
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No plans to emulate Sweden’s crisis survival guide, says Finnish PM
Finland does not have plans to publish war and crisis preparation guidelines to all of its residents as Sweden is
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Sweden issues first brochure on war and crisis preparedness since Cold War
A brochure titled If Crisis or War Comes will soon be sent out to all Swedish households. The Civil Contingencies
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Ice-Blog – While Arctic melts, sweltering Germany hosts UN climate talks
It’s been a scorcher of a week here in Bonn, Germany. Delegates to the UNFCCC climate talks (one of the interim meetings
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Finland, Sweden and US building three-way defence ties
Defence Ministers from Finland, Sweden and the United States are scheduled to meet in Washington to discuss military cooperation between
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Finland to host major war games in 2021
Finland will host major international military exercises in 2021. The decision was made on Friday as President Sauli Niinistö met
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Finnish Defence Minister slams government over planned defence spending cuts
Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö estimated that the cuts facing the defence administration would amount to at least 50 million euros.
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Sweden: Bigger prisons for more prisoners
The Prison and Probation Service wants to expand its prisons, in order to prevent security issues and other problems that
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Gulf of Alaska quake prompts alerts, evacuations and review of response
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday prompted emergency alerts from the National Tsunami Warning Center
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Officials in Finnish Lapland decry police department closings
Due to budgetary shortfalls, the Lapland Police Department has announced plans to move the police force from the small town
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As Russia is close to fulfill new START Treaty, no reduction in number of warheads is seen in the north
Latest New START Treaty aggregate numbers published by the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance with the U.S. Department
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Radars on missile watch disturb TV signals in Norway’s north-easternmost town
The radars are highly visible above the town centre, but what’s going on inside the intelligence station on up the
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Japan looks to Canada to keep an eye on China’s Arctic ambitions: expert
Concern over growing Chinese naval action in the Arctic is prompting the Japanese military to seek closer cooperation with Canada
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