
NATO’s massive Baltic Sea maritime exercise concludes
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 18, 2021 - BALTOPS 50, the expanded annual NATO naval exercise which this year included defensive cyberwarfare tactics, concluded successfully on Friday, NATO announced.
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Washington DC (UPI) Jun 18, 2021 - BALTOPS 50, the expanded annual NATO naval exercise which this year included defensive cyberwarfare tactics, concluded successfully on Friday, NATO announced.
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