Written by Vasilescu Valentin; Originally appeared in French on reseauinternational.net
NATO’s Trident Junction 18 exercise took place in Norway in late October and early November and was the largest Western exercise since 1980. It was the first exercises, in the winter conditions in the Arctic zone, after the announcement of United States to withdraw from the INF Treaty. It is likely NATO would to open a second front against Russia in the Arctic, in addition to the Baltic region. The purpose of this Arctic ballistic corridor is to facilitate the naval and air offensive against Moscow. For example, once withdrawn from the INF Treaty, the United States could place intermediate-range and medium-range ballistic missiles on the territory of some NATO member states in the Arctic. Taking advantage of a lower number detection systems at the northern border of Russia.
From the north of Norway, a NATO member country, the distance to Moscow is 1500 km, and 1000 km to St. Petersburg. The distance between the Svalbard archipelago, administered by Norway, and Moscow is 2000 km. The distance to Russian border from Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, another NATO member country, is 1500 km from and 3000 km between Greenland and Moscow. The distance from Canada’s North, a NATO member country, to the Russian Arctic coast is 2300 km, and 3900 km to Moscow, by North Pole route.
Due this reason, Russia was forced to adopt measures to protect the Arctic.
The Anti-Ballistic radars Voronezh DM/ M at Dunayevka (Kaliningrad enclave) and Lekhtusi (St. Petersburg) have been updated to compensate the deactivation of Skrunda (Latvia) radar. These Russian radars have a range of 6,000 km. The Volga anti-ballistic radar located at Hantsavitchy (Belarus) has a range of 2000 km and has been upgraded. Another Russian anti-ballistic radar Voronezh VP, operates in Olenegorsk, Kola peninsula ( at border of Finland). Another new-generation Daryal-type radar was placed at Pechora, in the Arctic Circle. Finally, in 2018 a new radar was made operational in the island of Novaya Zemlya.
All these early warning and control radars operate in an alert network (code 590), controlled by the 29b6 Container system, located in Nizhny Novgorod (250 km north-east of Moscow).Although the detection range of the 29b6 Container is only 3000 km, it has multiple dedicated storage memory facilities and servers, using the latest generation microprocessors and satellite communication equipment. All Russian antiballistic radars are OTHR type( Over the Horizon Radar). For very long distance detection, they use the ionospheric reflection of electromagnetic waves.
Russian Air Force has begun the restoration and modernization of seven airfields near the Arctic Circle, abandoned after 1990. Fighter squadrons equipped primarily with MiG-31 aircraft have been redeployed.
The 80th and 200th independent motorized brigades, belonging to the 14th Russian Arctic Army Corps are resposnable of the defense of the regions Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Nenets.
In cooperation with the Russian Northern Fleet and the VI-th Air force& Air defence army, of course. They received T-80 MBT, BTR-82A APC, 2S19 Msta self-propelled howitzers, and Trekol 39294 an amphibious vehicle. Trekol was equipped with special large tubeless tires that allow to move on sand, ice, snow and swamps. Troop transport vehicles IFV was replaced with DT-30 Vityaz, arctic multi-purpose articulated tracked carrier with a speed of 60 km/h.
DT- 30 vehicles was adapted like platforms for mobile Arctic- antiaircraft systems such as Tor-M2DT, Pantsir-S1, and anti-tank systems such as 9K114 Shturm. The reconnaissance and Special Operations units of both brigades operate on type TTM 1901 and As-1 snowmobiles, equipped with air conditioners and GPS in the cockpit, Snowmobiles may be carried in the cargo bay of a Mi-8/17 helicopter.
It’s pretty obvious the US plans to invade Russia.
no no non no not invade…cripple yes, but not invade ..just come to your senses…invade for what reason??? there is none…the russian invasions before ie. hitler napoleon etc.. were done simply for strategic reasons…they had no missiles!!!!!!! a war between russia and the west will be decided through ICBM´s, cruise missiles, launched from air,sea and land, and the various missile defense shields, be it S-300,S-400.S-500, pantsir,buk and arrow,patriot or Thaad!!!!
last point…even if on natos side the general is on LSD and coke and heroin at once and gives the order for a ground invasion…with what troops??????? to invae russia the invading army needs MILLIONS of soldiers!!!!!and they do not exist!!!
Reason 1 Russia has lots of resources and has the largest oil reserves, the US is bankrupt and needs the Russian oil to support its military.
Reason 2 is the Eurasian empire that many have tried to control. If you control Russia, you can control Eurasia.
Reason 3, the Americans think they can win, and those who rule America, would rather see America destroyed than not rule the world. They are megalomaniacs and common sense is not part of the reality they have created.
Britain has invaded Russia, the US has also invaded Russia in the past. Trying to be rational when you are dealing with crazies will get you killed.
The only goal is to cripple Russia one or the other way to force it to obtain International usury loans as all other nations have been doing. Russia must adopt to International Finance and their profit logaritm systems.
Was crippling Iraq enough for the USA? The Americans want to encircle China, to do that they need to invade Russia.
I would think that the citizens of Finland,Norway and Sweden would be very angry if their Zionist leaders placed nuclear weapons in these countries.
It would effectively paint a US flag as a nuclear target on those states :)
Yes they would be angry, just like the citizens of Okinawa and South Korea are angry, so what, when has the US cared about what the people want?
wrong, Venezuela has the most oil, USA can just steal Venezuelan oil. US just wants to rule the world.
You know nothing about Venezuela as well as its oil.
Living in Europe its much more as Russia want to run us. And we not even are allowed to defend ourselves and should be unarmed in trust. NO WAY.
Skandinavia has no nukes.
Bitch, Israel rules the EU !
You are 100% in right.
That would be a sight to see – a bunch of LBGTQ taking on Russia in their own back yard.
Nothing to take. Most of the year, they di skiing with flashligts on. Contaminated rusty old subs. farming?
You’re contaminating this site with that incomprehensive diarrhea from your filthy mouth.
Russia is not a Palestine. If Russia a little bet doubt that their nation safety has been compromised then they will not wait and will burn all Washington and NATO navy in Black Sea and in the Mideast. They are already on the Russian target.
I hope that is not true. I personally believe the US will break up into pieces and left to fight amongst ourselves. As it should be.
Rather, it is very obvious that McDonalds introduced new fries to wage a propaganda war against Russia! Also, they have fully nuclearized Ayer’s Rock in order to attack Mars! I think it’s also very obvious (for those who look!!!) that they want to invade Liechtenstein (cf. my recent opinion piece on Liechtenstein’s enormous strategic importance which has until now gone completely unnoticed by anyone except me…).
Makes zero sense.
what make zero sense?
You. What a waste. I hope You are no twin.
Jens you braindead imbecile, you have a twin – a monkey. Here’s something for you ?
Zero sense x sense.
I guess US want to test the Satan2 !
China’s Putin Puppet will kill off as many Russians as possible in WW3 with the west. Then China will move into Russia to “protect what is left” and just like that China controls Russia.
Russia should deploy an airbase in Cuba like in Syria ( of course with S-400, SU 35 and Iskander K cruise missile ( 2700 km range) and end of the problem!…
Russians will fight with pride. for good reason for right and Pride. Family and faith. This is what our voice sounds like. Pride and love. watch?v=4UpQO9z4gs0 do not attack me or even think of touching our Family.