http://qz.com/376743/how-norway-lost-control-of-its-own-secret-500-million-arctic-navy-base/
pretty dumb
Brag: I was deep down in that naval base when it was still operational, very james bond villain type base. Subs and smaller surfaceships lined up in the pens.
The navy was severly downsized recently.
Makes sense, surfaceships are just high value targets that is easily taken out in a conflict with an opponent more sophisticated than somali pirates.
Subs used to make sense, staying hidden stealth and all that jazz. Harder and harder to do that anymore.
That said, shoulda mothballed it imo. Never know when you need a base like that. Takes a lot of ressorces to build a new one. And not instantly available.
The income made from the sale and future revenue from any commercial enterprise this sale makes is negligible.
Should have just mothballed it for later.
Russians might gain some intel on general nato defenceconstruction, since it is prob of the same spec as other "secret bases".
Spying some blueprints, sketches etc is not the same as sending you own crew in to do exact measurements.
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bad pun.
