# North Atlantic drill highlights Iceland’s role in Arctic defense

https://mins.news/en/video/44434

- DW News, 2026-09-03 21:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_mfpkQBzg

> NATO has completed its nine-day Northern Viking exercise, which focused on Iceland as a base for protecting the North Atlantic and Arctic from Russia and China. The drill comes as Iceland faces its most complicated security environment in decades while the US, its main defender for 75 years, sends confusing signals.

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