Recommendation 63

This risk is compounded by the secrecy surrounding Russian activities in the Arctic and the Russian military’s willingness to engage in risky behaviour. Mathieu Boulègue told us: “If we look at the track record of Russian incidents in the past few years, whether it is the Norilsk spill or the Nyonoksa radiation incidents that were picked up by the Norwegian radiological agency, there is more secrecy around activities that could lead to further escalation if we do not know what is going on.” 64