From Newsgroup: talk.politics.misc

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15738025/Russia-closes-Arctic-waters-near-NATO-borders-designates-missile-impact-zones.html

Russia has warned ships and aircraft to avoid large areas of
the Barents Sea in the Arctic, designating them as 'impact
areas for Russian missiles' ahead of a planned space launch.

The exclusion zones lie off northern Norway, close to NATO
territory, and will remain restricted until April 30 in an
unusually long safety notice for the region.

Despite the alarming wording, the 'missile' reference is
apparently Russian terminology for rocket launches, where
discarded parts of a space rocket are formally classified
as falling 'missile elements.'

. . .

OR ... they're completely taking over the area.
Good spot to launch missile attacks on the UK
and annoying Nordics.

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