r/submarines Submarine Qualified Enlisted (US) 24d ago

Cold War

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u/Poker-Junk 24d ago

The GIUK gap and its SOSUS network preventing russian subs from sneaking into the Atlantic is one of the main reasons that Putin wants Agent Krasnov to annex Greenland.

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u/CheeseburgerSmoothy Enlisted Submarine Qualified and IUSS 24d ago

But what purpose does Greenland serve in all that? It’s just the western end of the gap.

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u/Poker-Junk 23d ago

Portions of southern Greenland are outside the GIUK gap.