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Putin's military base in the far North revealed: Moscow tells the West 'this is our land' and reveals huge complex that can operate nuclear bombers and bristles with missiles and radar

2021-05-19

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

The Nagurskoye airbase in the Franz Josef Land archipelago was built in the Cold War as a weather station

It has now been heavily militarised with missiles, a radar system and a runway handling nuclear bombers

It comes amid increasing tensions in the Arctic with global competition for the oil and gas rich area

Posted by:Skidmark

#5 I bet that place has quite the night life.

Posted by: Slappy 2021-05-19 22:04

#4 Note the many analog, binary switches.

Posted by: Skidmark 2021-05-19 19:20

#3 Meanwhile, China is trying to decide if they want Taiwan or Siberia more...

Posted by: Rob Crawford 2021-05-19 07:59

#2 What? The pic with the door behind the man labeled both in Russian and English??? Or is "EXIT" just a glyph/icon for the Russians?

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-05-19 07:40

#1 "What news, Ivanoff,
of our cold cold base
in the thistles?
Does it now get enough
cat calls and whistles?"

"Да, Comrade Colonel Ljubov.
14000 km² of Russian metal,
concrete, asphalt, potatoes
and the choicest frizzle.
And it bristles with huge missiles."

Posted by: Dron66046 2021-05-19 03:54

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