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UPDATED Sep 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
Sep 10, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
NATO allies disrupt Russian Arctic cable sabotage exercise
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NATO allies tracked Russian submarines training in deep Arctic waters near Svalbard to deploy a secret weapon aimed at disabling undersea cables. Western officials said Britain, Norway and the United States confronted the vessels, preventing the exercise from being completed, and the ships left the area.
WHO: NATO allies (Britain, Norway and the United States); Russia’s GUGI undersea warfare directorate
WHAT: Allied forces disrupted a Russian undersea sabotage training exercise intended to disable critical undersea cables.
WHEN: Reported Sep 10, 2026 at 5:52 AM ET
WHERE: Svalbard, Arctic waters
WHY: Allies confronted the Russian vessels during an exercise to prevent completion of the planned undersea cable-disabling operation.
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