Balance of Power

Putin’s Undersea Power Menaces the Atlantic

Russia and NATO are facing off in an echo of Cold War-era anti-submarine warfare.
The tunnel entrance to the Norwegian Joint Headquarters at Reitan on March 2.Dana Ullman/Bloomberg

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Even as all eyes are on the war in the Gulf, in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic another threat to global security is building.