Lots of chatter is going around suggesting that the United States is preparing to base maritime patrol aircraft in Keflavk, Iceland — the “self-proclaimed birthplace of Icelandic rock ‘n’ roll” — to once again hunt Russian submarines.The news apparently came as a surprise to Iceland’s prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, who according to one Icelandic news outlet said that he learned about the plan in the press. He later clarified that the proposal involves upgrading hangars to house US patrol aircraft as necessary.”The US proposal for Keflavik is welcome,” he said, “but we have had no talks about increased operations …read more
Source: VICE News
