🇳🇴 Thor — backup account
First the huge Trident Juncture exercise by NATO in Norway, then the urging from the Norwegian government to stock up on rations and iodine pills, and now this opinion piece in Norway's leading tabloid newspaper:
"THE RUSSIANS MUST FEAR US
BRUSSEL (VG) Russian nuclear missiles can reach Norway and Europe without warning - just like under the Cold War. It's time to acknowledge the seriousness of the situation."
🇳🇴 Thor — backup account
The surprising thing about changing geopolitical winds is how calm they can seem. People weren't worried when Hitler rose to power in Germany either, yet the consequences were huge. The world freaked out about Trump, but the truly pernicious forces are elsewhere and don't announce themselves with a loud fanfare until it's too late to stop them. Any voices that point this out are labeled as hysterical, because that's usually the right assessment. Sometimes they are right, however.
🇳🇴 Thor — backup account
The surprising thing about changing geopolitical winds is how calm they can seem. People weren't worried when Hitler rose to power in Germany either, yet the consequences were huge. The world freaked out about Trump, but the truly pernicious forces are elsewhere and don't announce themselves with a loud fanfare until it's too late to stop them. Any voices that point this out are labeled as hysterical, because that's usually a correct assessment. Sometimes, however, the voices are right.
🇳🇴 Thor — backup account
I don't fully grasp what's different about Russia today and Russia 15 years ago, except that the Russia of today is involved in Syria and Ukraine and has been assassinating disloyal Russian nationals abroad. Yes, these are differences, but are they significant enough to make Russia more likely to attack NATO countries with nuclear missiles?
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