Despite Norwegian and U.S. denials, the Globus-II radar previously served in a role related to missile technology and was once revealed to be pointing toward Russia.
Russia has vowed action against a radar station being built not far from its border with Norway, arguing that the site would serve as part of the United States' global missile defense system.
Noting the close proximity to her country, she contended that"there is every reason to believe that the radar will monitor precisely the territory of the Russian Federation and will become part of the U.S. missile defense system." The Globus project between Washington and Oslo could be traced back to the 1950s, when NATO-aligned Norway proved a strategic front for the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Officially the Globus system was used to"conduct surveillance on, track, and categorize space objects; conduct surveillance in our national area of interests and collect data for national research and development," according to the Norwegian military.
The following year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published an exposé on the site and its relations to missile defense. While the Globus-II's public mission was focused on space, NASA denied any knowledge of the project. Three months later, The Wall Street Journal reported that a storm tore off the radar's Teflon exterior, only to reveal that the Globus-II was indeed pointed toward Russia.
While Russia has not specified what sort of action it planned to take in response to the installation of Globus-III, the country's leading military officials have weighed in on the matter. During a December ministry board session attended by President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu listed the construction of Globus-III as one of the ways in which"the U.S. and NATO are augmenting their military potential.
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