Barents
Americannoun
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Moscow has also announced that it would be conducting missile tests near the Norwegian waters of the Barents Sea, as it has done during previous exercises.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The military term refers to the maritime zone where the Barents Sea meets the Norwegian Sea.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Russia has a history of training marine mammals such as dolphins for military purposes, and the Barents Observer website has identified whale pens near naval bases in the north-west area of Murmansk.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
Visiting locals from the Russian border town of Nikel faced the diplomat while residents from Kirkenes silently turned their back to him, according to the online outlet the Barents Observer.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
On October 30, 1961, a Soviet long-range bomber flew to 34,000 feet and released Big Ivan over an island in the Barents Sea.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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