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North European and North Atlantic Defense: The Challenges Return

Owned by Three Nations

The NATO Submarine Rescue System is owned by Norway, France and Great Britain.

The three countries share the costs and manage the system together.

It is the only submarine system in the world owned by many nations.

The rescue capacities can be scrambled on a short notice anywhere in the world.

Within 72 hours the first person is to be rescued from the disabled submarine.

40 divers and 24 medical personnel from all the three countries work with the rescue system.

While other submarine rescue systems can only be used on one specific ship, the NATO Submarine
Rescue System can be attached to a large number of vessels.

Having a credible rescue concept for perished submarines is vital for both the Norwegian Armed Forces
as a whole and the personnel serving on the boat.

NATO Submarine Rescue System is a very important capability for our ability to ensure the safety of
the crews on Norwegian submarines in that it provides a significantly improved chance of survival if an
accident should occur, says Berg-Jensen.

https://forsvaret.no/en/newsroom/news-stories/northern-sun

Crafting Baltic Defense: A Key Role for Allied Air and Seapower
2015-05-08 By Robbin Laird

With the Russian approach to Ukraine as defining a threat envelope, the question of Baltic defense has
become a central one for NATO.

And deterrence rests not simply on having exercises and declarations but a credible strategy to defeat the
Russians if they decided to probe, push and dismember the Baltic republics.

How can NATO best shape a credible defense strategy, which meets the realistic performance of the key
stakeholders in defense and security in Northern Europe?

It is no good talking in general deterrence terms; or simply having periodic exercises.

The exercises need to be part of shaping a realistic engagement and defense strategy.

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