The North Atlantic: The Norwegian Sea, A Scandinavian Security Problem

A little more than a year ago the then Norwegian Defense Minister Hellesen announced, in a report to the Norwegian Parliament, that Rus­sian military activity near Norwegian waters and airspace had substantially increased. He also made it clear in his report that the number of units in the Russian A...

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Main Author: Fredholm, Christer
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons 2018
Subjects:
north
atlantic
norwegian
sea
scandinavian
security
problem
june
1972
Arctic
Norwegian Sea
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol25/iss6/6
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6157&context=nwc-review
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Summary:A little more than a year ago the then Norwegian Defense Minister Hellesen announced, in a report to the Norwegian Parliament, that Rus­sian military activity near Norwegian waters and airspace had substantially increased. He also made it clear in his report that the number of units in the Russian Arctic Fleet had increased sharply and that the fighting power of the vessels was much improved. Numer­ous air and amphibious exercises sug­gested that Russian forces could con­duct offensive operations on very short notice.

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