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Russian submarine activity topping Cold War levels

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Russian submarine activity topping Cold War levels
Nicholas de Larrinaga, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
02 February 2016
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Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic is again at Cold War levels, according to NATO's top military commander Source: Russian MoD
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  • NATO is seeing Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic return to Cold War levels
  • Russian submarines have also made a major jump in technical capability, according to NATO's top naval commander
Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic is currently equalling or even surpassing Cold War levels, according to NATO's top naval officer.

The North Atlantic was again and area "of concern" for the alliance, Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, Commander of NATO's Maritime Command, said, with the commanders of his submarine cells currently reporting "more activity from Russian submarines than we've seen since the days of the Cold War".

Not only are Russian submarines returning to Cold War levels of operational activity, but Russian submarines have made a major jump in technological performance, Vice Adm Johnstone said, with NATO seeing "a level of Russian capability that we haven't seen before".

Russia, he said, "through an extraordinary investment path not mirrored by the West" has made "technology leaps that [are] remarkable, and credit to them." Russian submarines now "have longer ranges, they have better systems, they're freer to operate", he said. The alliance has also "seen a rise in professionalism and ability to operate their boats that we haven't seen before", noted Vice Adm Johnstone, adding, "that is a concern".

Together, this meant that the level of Russian submarine activity NATO is currently seeing in the North Atlantic is "very different from the period of quiet submarine activity that perhaps we've seen in the past".

However he added, "I think none of that would worry us if we knew what the game plans were or we knew why they were deploying or what they were doing … we don't understand what the strategic and operational objectives are of the Russian state." This was because "a lot of what the Russians are doing at the moment we don't understand, and is obscure and is shrouded in other activity which makes us nervous, and makes nations nervous".
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I have been saying it all along, that the Russian weapons capabilities should not be underestimated, and they will continue to significantly upgrade their stock of weapons whether their economy is buoyant or not. They had made a pledge after that unsuccessful German invasion during World War 11 that they will never again be invaded and I believe that they are doing all they can to prevent it from happening.
 
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