Weekend Video: Training for war at the top of the world

“Biggest challenge here is just existing” — that’s how a British soldier frames the brutal reality of Arctic warfare. In a landscape where sub-zero temperatures, endless winter nights and unforgiving terrain test even the toughest troops, survival becomes its own mission. As Arctic tensions rise, with increased military activity and strategic competition across the High North, forces are preparing for the possibility that this frozen frontier could become a future flashpoint. In this report from BFBS Forces News, British troops train to endure and operate in one of the harshest environments on Earth. Watch below: