FRANZ JOSEF LAND, Russia — Chunky green trucks carry Bastion anti-ship missiles that can be prepared for launch in just five minutes. A barracks building, sealed off from the elements like a space station, accommodates 150 or so soldiers. And a new runway can handle fighter jets, two of which recently buzzed the North Pole.
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A view of the "Arctic Trefoil", or three-lobed leaf, military base on the island of Alexandra Land, which is part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago, on May 17, 2021.
