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A New Gap in the High North and Forward Defense Against Russian Naval Power | Center for International Maritime Security
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A New Gap in the High North and Forward Defense Against Russian Naval Power | Center for International Maritime Security
![Russian anti-sub aircraft on combat training further south in the GIUK gap than normal | The Independent Barents Observer Russian anti-sub aircraft on combat training further south in the GIUK gap than normal | The Independent Barents Observer](https://thebarentsobserver.com/sites/default/files/screen_shot_2019-04-10_at_07.19.36.png)
Russian anti-sub aircraft on combat training further south in the GIUK gap than normal | The Independent Barents Observer
![Navy Lookout on Twitter: "The GIUK gap - the Cold War hot spot that is warming up again https://t.co/Ybh8rHYagy https://t.co/HbDm7MO9Pr" / Twitter Navy Lookout on Twitter: "The GIUK gap - the Cold War hot spot that is warming up again https://t.co/Ybh8rHYagy https://t.co/HbDm7MO9Pr" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0yVh8ZWIAEf1CQ.jpg)
Navy Lookout on Twitter: "The GIUK gap - the Cold War hot spot that is warming up again https://t.co/Ybh8rHYagy https://t.co/HbDm7MO9Pr" / Twitter
Would an independent Scotland be expected to cover the GIUK gap by NATO? If so how would they pay for it? - Quora
![Caol's tweet - "@Blackrock1314 @Ianmac611 @mattykuk @Daveb3007 @LBC The GIUK gap is a strategically important stretch of the North sea. NATO would see an Independent Scotland as an Important part of North Caol's tweet - "@Blackrock1314 @Ianmac611 @mattykuk @Daveb3007 @LBC The GIUK gap is a strategically important stretch of the North sea. NATO would see an Independent Scotland as an Important part of North](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOr0Tl3XwBcjjqr.jpg)