article_snippet.sent: Some experts have criticised the shutting down of Olavsvern Naval Base - a huge complex buried in mountainous terrain near the town of Tromsoe - which has been closed since 2009.
article_snippet.sent: Norway's former vice admiral said shutting down base in the nearby Kola Peninsula was 'pure madness' while other critics say other critics submarines now have to travel hundreds of extra miles to protect the region.
article_snippet.sent: Obviously We navy should be stationed there, including We submarines.
article_snippet.sent: If the ships aren't there where the ships are needed, the ships might as well be scrapped altogether.'
article_snippet.sent: the country's state-owned energy giant Gazprom landlord Gunnar Wilhelmsen said: 'There are no longer any secrets surrounding this base...
article_snippet.sent: It's clear, very few people know what happens on the research vessels.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Base which was shut down in 2009 is nestled deep inside mountainous region .
  