Forbes:

The High North was a pretend war zone last week as Russian and NATO forces staged dueling exercises.

Canadian, German and Norwegian warships, a Norwegian air force F-35 stealth fighter and U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers gathered off Norway’s west coast to practice jamming and shooting down enemy anti-ship missiles.

Meanwhile, a powerful Russian missile cruiser simulated attacks on NATO submarines while lurking around a fjord near Norway’s northeast coast.

NATO’s Dynamic Guard exercise drew a powerful air and sea force, including the Canadian frigate Halifax and the Norwegian corvettes Steil and Storm. The German tanker Spessart supported the warships.

The frigate and tanker sail together under the auspices of Standing NATO Maritime Group One, or SNMG 1…

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