Increased activity shows Moscow’s ability to undermine NATO’s reinforcement strategy that depends on fast U.S. troop deployment to defend European allies

Late last year, 10 Russian submarines slipped out of their bases on Russias Arctic coast and set an underwater course westward toward the North Atlantic.
Deployments such as this, one of the largest exercises since the Cold War, are a demonstration of the strength and ambition of the Russian Navy not only to defend its homeland but also to project power into the Atlantic, say NATO military officials and analysts.
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