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Russia’s Secret Undersea Weapon: NATO Tracks GUGI Subs Near Svalbard | Report

Times Now · WorldNews · 2026-09-12

Russia’s Secret Undersea Weapon: NATO Tracks GUGI Subs Near Svalbard | Report

NATO allies Britain, Norway and the United States tracked Russian submarines near the remote Svalbard archipelago during a secretive undersea exercise this spring, Reuters reported, citing two Western officials. The operation allegedly involved Russia’s Main Directorate for Deep-Sea Research, known as GUGI, simulating the deployment of technology designed to disable critical undersea cables. The Western officials said the joint operation confronted the Russian vessels and prevented them from completing the exercise.

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