# Expert sees a ‘nuclear belt’ as next step in Arctic militarization

https://mins.news/en/item/110831

- TASS, 2026-10-22 09:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2206081

> Military expert Alexander Stepanov said the EU’s new Arctic strategy, with its focus on military development, could strengthen NATO’s northern flank and expand nuclear military infrastructure in the region. He said a nuclear belt is taking shape near Russia’s northern borders, spanning Northern Europe and Greenland.

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