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Fighter jets scrambled from Alaska and Canada as Russian warplanes spotted in the Arctic, NORAD says

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U.S. and Canadian fighter jets scrambled this week after Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic .

The Russian aircraft were not seen as a threat, but eight military planes were dispatched to monitor their activity.

NORAD says it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland in order to "forward posture NORAD presence" The Arctic has become a critical geopolitical focal point in recent years .

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