How a Grounded Submarine Almost Sparked War Between Russia and Sweden
Sebastien Roblin
Security, Europe
The boat in question was S-363, a Soviet Whiskey-class coastal patrol submarine.
Key Point: Sweden was theoretically neutral during the Cold War, but Stockholm’s perceived closeness to the West motivated Soviet intelligence-gathering activities.
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