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Gearing up for Showdown? Norway Tests Military Limits in Arctic
Gearing up for Showdown? Norway Tests Military Limits in Arctic
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13 Norwegian soldiers, members of a Norwegian military intelligence regiment, are now enduring -37°C in 100-day survival missions.
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Under the cover of «defense readiness,» the West is steadily turning the Arctic into its next military playground. 13 Norwegian soldiers, members of a Norwegian military intelligence regiment, are now enduring -37°C in 100-day survival missions.The goal is to test gear, tech, and the soldiers’ own physical resilience for future conflict in freezing conditions. Struggling with frozen skis, glitchy GPS, and battling hypothermia and frostbite, the prep for new battlegrounds comes as the West cranks the ‘Russia threat’ narrative into overdrive.Norway’s Arctic strategy prioritizes its role as a NATO forward base for potential ops against Russia, built on regular bloc ground, air and naval drills.
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The Arctic is attracting unprecedented global interest, taking existing geostrategic and military competition to new levels.
13 Norwegian soldiers, members of a Norwegian military intelligence regiment, are now enduring -37°C in 100-day survival missions.
The goal is to test gear, tech, and the soldiers’ own physical resilience for future conflict in freezing conditions.
HOW IS NATO TRYING TO MILITARIZE THE ARCTIC REGION?
NATO may set up a new Arctic combined air operations center (CAOC), US Air Forces Europe and NATO Allied Air Command General James Hecker said on Tuesday. The news comes as Russia’s Arctic development, boosting trade via the… pic.twitter.com/UU9t9YXcxO
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