Nordic Defence Review

Frontline Flicks: The Tales of Ensign Stål (1926)

John W. Brunius’s Fänrik Ståls sägner (1926) is one of the most ambitious historical films of the Nordic silent era. The film is about the last major Swedish war and the birth of Finnish nationhood – about defeat, memory, and identity.

Russia’s New Nuclear Sea Monster

In Severodvinsk on Russia’s Arctic coast, the Navy has just unveiled its latest nuclear submarine – the Khabarovsk, a vessel designed to carry the dreaded Poseidon nuclear torpedo drone. Dubbed a potential Doomsday Weapon, Poseidon is an autonomous, nuclear-propelled torpedo said to be capable of wiping out entire coastal cities with a massive thermonuclear blast.

The Secret War on Iran: Decades of Sabotage, Sanctions, and Strikes

For over four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been under siege—not just through sanctions and speeches, but via a relentless, largely undeclared campaign of sabotage, cyberwarfare, assassinations, and airstrikes. Orchestrated primarily by Israel and the United States, this “secret war” has targeted Iran’s nuclear ambitions, military infrastructure, and top scientists with precision and patience. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/the-secret-war-on-iran-decades-of-sabotage-sanctions-and-strikes/

Bunker Books: Charles de Gaulle’s War Memoirs (1955)

A Blueprint for European Backbone? Charles de Gaulle’s War Memoirs are not easy reading. They are grandiose, deliberate, and unmistakably self-serving. Yet in the brittle geopolitical moment we now find ourselves in—2025, with the United States shifting inward and unpredictable—Europe’s leaders could do far worse than sit down and actually read – or listen to – them. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/bunker-books-charles-de-gaulles-war-memoirs-1955/

Bunker Books: Ghost Fleet – A Novel of the Next World War (2015)

Ghost Fleet by P.W. Singer and August Cole is a speculative military thriller that envisions a near-future conflict where a technologically advanced China, allied with Russia, launches a surprise attack on the United States, leading to the occupation of Hawaii and a global war spanning land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Authors Singer and Cole, both experts in defence and technology, craft a narrative grounded in real-world trends and emerging technologies, offering a cautionary tale about the vulnerabilities of modern military systems and the potential consequences of geopolitical tensions. Read the article: https://nordicdefencereview.com/bunker-books-ghost-fleet-a-novel-of-the-next-world-war-2015/