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Mystery Submarine Hunt Resurfaces Cold War Tensions

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Getty 102114 DeepSea?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1413915090367iStock/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Swedish naval ships, helicopters and troops on the ground have expanded their search for what they believe is a foreign submarine in distress not far from their coast.

The search has entered its fifth day.

Before the Cold War thaw, there were instances when Sweden discovered Russian subs illegally prowling its waters, but Russia has denied that the mystery sub is one of theirs. Instead, it has claimed that the vessel is a Dutch submarine.

The alleged submarine has been spotted at least three times since Friday in various parts of the Stockholm archipelago. One spotting placed the vessel approximately 12 nautical miles from the country’s capital.

The most worrisome question about the mystery sub is whether or not it is carrying nuclear weapons.

Russian officials are claiming that the submarine is a Dutch sub that was in the area for planned exercises with the Swedish military, but both Swedish and Dutch officials said that the submarine cited by the Russians has been in Estonia since Friday morning.


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