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America has stashed thousands of tanks, artillery and equipment in secret climate-controlled caves in Norway ready for WAR with Russia

The moves comes just weeks after news that several hundred US Marines would be deployed to Scandinavia

US MILITARY chiefs have hoarded masses of military gear in underground Norwegian caves to ward off Vladimir Putin, it is claimed.

The US has already announced the deployment of 300 Marines to the Scandinavian country that shares a 120-mile border with Russia.

The US military is understood to be hoarding equipment in Norwegian storage centres in the event war breaks out with Russia
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The US military is understood to be hoarding equipment in Norwegian storage centres in the event war breaks out with RussiaCredit: Digital
The method is similar to the ones used by Nato powers during the Cold War
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The method is similar to the ones used by Nato powers during the Cold War

It comes amid deteriorating relations between Moscow and the US over the former's role supporting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in the country's civil war.

Commander of US Marine Corps Forces Europe, Major General Niel E. Nelson, said: "We enjoy a very close relationship with the Norwegian Armed Forces and a limited rotational presence in Norway would certainly enhance this relationship and our ability to operate together.

"If approved by the Norwegian government, a Marine Corps presence in Norway will increase NATO's ability to rapidly aggregate and employ forces in northern Europe.”

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And the  reports Washington has already stashed enough weapons and ammo to arm 15,000 troops should fighting break out between Russia and Nato nations.

The hoard is reported to be hidden in central Norway's cave system, which were used for similar purposes during the Cold War.

Colonel William Bentley added: "Any gear that is forward-deployed both reduces cost and speeds up our ability to support operations in crisis, so we're able to fall in on gear that is ready-to-go and respond to whatever that crisis may be."

The US is already understood to have approved the deployment of several hundred Marines to Norway
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The US is already understood to have approved the deployment of several hundred Marines to NorwayCredit: AP:Associated Press
The move comes in response to increased aggression from Vladimir Putin's Russia in recent months
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The move comes in response to increased aggression from Vladimir Putin's Russia in recent monthsCredit: Getty Images

Russia continues to flex its military muscles in the Middle East, and is currently testing Nato resolve in the North Sea.

A flotilla of eight warships led by a 300 metre-long aircraft carrier is currently cruising towards the English Channel on its way to the Mediterranean.

Former head of the Royal Navy Admiral Lord West described the actions as "willy waving" by Moscow.

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