The media reported on the shutdown of the nuclear attack submarine of the U.S. Navy in Iceland

The Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine of the United States Navy (Navy), the USS Newport News, stopped in Iceland for the first time. This was reported on July 9 by the Business Insider (BI) portal, citing sources.

"The first visit of its kind to the Scandinavian island nation by an attack submarine <...> comes at a time when the United States and NATO allies <...> are looking at Russia's growing military activity in the Arctic and the Far North," the portal said in a statement.

American Admiral Stuart Munsch noted that the entry of submarines into the port of Iceland can be considered a signal of the preparation of NATO countries for the development of the Arctic strategy of the alliance.

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