East and West fail in their attempts to limit the threat posed by nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union increases missile activity on the Kola Peninsula. The United States builds an extensive nuclear weapons network under the ice and prepares for a Soviet attack with a plan to drop thousands of nuclear weapons. The Nordic countries are also on the list of nuclear targets. The superpower race causes destruction in the Arctic nature and claims human lives in space. Finland is pressured into military cooperation and President Kekkonen's role is also suspected abroad. Norway tries to make amends with the loose Soviet Union.