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Why Is US Storing New Tanks in Hidden Norwegian Caves?
The Local ^ | 19 Feb 2016

Posted on 02/21/2016 10:02:29 PM PST by nickcarraway

once dormant Cold War era caves are being restocked by the US Marines.

Russian spying can 'damage' Norway: PST (10 Feb 16) US Marines are using Cold War era Norwegian caves to store new tanks, artillery and other military equipment to ramp up their presence near the Nato-Russia border, CNN reported on Thursday

"Any gear that is forward-deployed both reduces cost and speeds up our ability to support operations in crisis, so we're able to fall in on gear that is ready-to-go and respond to whatever that crisis may be," Col. William Bentley, said in a Marine video posted to Facebook:

According to a Marines statement, the military began using the caves to store military equipment in 1981. When Cold War tensions subsided, the US military transferred the costs of maintaining the caves to Norway, Magnus Nordenman, the director of the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, told CNN.

But with Russia flexing its muscles in the region, the cave complex is now back in active use. Nordenman told CNN that the caves hold enough equipment to support some 15,000 Marines.

Heather Conley, the director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Europe Program, told CNN that given the tense current relationship between Nato and Russia, northern Europe is now being viewed as a “theatre of operations”.

"Now that we have a very new security context with Russia, it now makes sense to rethink what is needed," she said.

Russian aggression in the Nordics has been an ongoing concern for Norway and its neighbours in recent years.

In 2015, it was revealed that Russia rehearsed military takeovers of northern Norway, the Swedish island of Gotland and the Danish island of Bornholm.

Norwegian, Swedish and Danish intelligence services have all reported that Russia is one of the biggest threats in the region.

Just last week, the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) singled Russian spying out as having major “damage potential” for Norwegian interests.

The Marines statement said that more than 16,000 troops will use equipment stored in the Norwegian caves later this month for cold weather training exercises.

The Marines have released video showing the Norwegian army assisting the Americans in learning how to best operate tanks and Amphibious Assault Vehicles in icy conditions.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
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To: nickcarraway

It must be the CAVE-GAP. See the Rooskies have more caves so.....


41 posted on 02/22/2016 7:08:53 AM PST by JEDI4S (I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
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To: rjsimmon

That’s reassuring. Thanks.

L


42 posted on 02/22/2016 7:13:07 AM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Mark17

You did buy into my premise, but another poster pointed out that if we left them out, that could be problematic too.

Seems like some structures could be build to make it hard to see them.


43 posted on 02/22/2016 11:36:35 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: nickcarraway

We’re joining the troll hunt.


44 posted on 02/22/2016 11:39:31 AM PST by discostu (This is a different kind of flying... all together.)
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To: MCF

Some of the bunker busters that are advanced would be my thought.

If your thought prevailed, I would have to agree.


45 posted on 02/22/2016 11:41:34 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: PLMerite

That’s a good point too.


46 posted on 02/22/2016 11:42:37 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: faithhopecharity

Someday when history’s written we maybe may find possibly out what the Hells wrong with congress that they won’t do their job anymore .................................... Just follow the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$


47 posted on 02/22/2016 4:12:52 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (HILLARY 2016 - SERIOUSLY? What are they thinking? Wuff, wuff?)
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To: eartick

Has any of the military heard about OPSEC. ........................ There is a revised pamphlet out, written by our former Sect’y of State. She feels that it doesn’t make a difference if it is used or not.


48 posted on 02/22/2016 4:16:17 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (HILLARY 2016 - SERIOUSLY? What are they thinking? Wuff, wuff?)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

yes. that always works...

it is amazing just how easy it is to buy off the entire American federal government (you only need to bribe ...or threaten.... a half-dozen key officials... and the rest seem to fall in line...)

tragic. It reminds of the famous observation of Jesse Unruh, long-time Californicate legislative leader... (who certainly was in a position to know...) that... California...”has the BEST damned government money can buy!”


49 posted on 02/22/2016 4:54:16 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 -- 43 BCE))
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