North Atlantic drill highlights role of Iceland in Arctic defense | DW News

NATO has wrapped up its Northern Viking exercise. The alliance's nine-day drill centered on Iceland as the base to protect the north Atlantic and Arctic from Russia and China. DW's Brussels Correspondent Teri Schultz reports that Iceland is confronting its most complicated security landscape in decades as the US, which has been the island's main defender for 75 years, is sending confusing signals.
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