Norway’s Svalbard Arctic Seed Vault is Defended by Rifles from World War Two

By Matthew Moss

Norway’s Svalbard Arctic Seed Vault, located deep inside the Arctic Circle, on the island of Spitsbergen maintains a high level of security. It is defended by armed guards equipped with 80 year old rifles. Built into the Norwegian island’s permafrost the purpose of the Svalbard Seed Vault is to provide a safe storage facility from which institutions around […]

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