NATO Prepares For Russian Threat In Harsh Arctic

NATO's Nordic Response drill was part of the alliance's biggest military exercise since the Cold War (Credit: AFP)

Finnish conscript Atte Ohman readied himself aboard a US landing ship to storm a snow-swept Norwegian beach as part of a rapid response unit pushing out an invading enemy.

"There is a saying that 'if you want to keep the peace, you need to prepare for war'," the 19-year-old corporal told AFP, clutching his automatic rifle.