"We don't exclude a land grab from Russia as part of their plan to protect their own nuclear capabilities, which is the only thing they have left that actually threatens the United States, said Gen Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway's chief of defence."
"It didn't make sense what he said and I know that all my American friends from Afghanistan know that, said Kristoffersen, a career army officer who served several tours in Afghanistan. We were definitely in the frontline. We did all the full spectrum of missions, from arresting Taliban leaders to training Afghans to doing surveillance. We lost 10 Norwegians. I lost friends there. So we all felt it doesn't make sense, he said. At the same time, I felt that this is President Trump. I never saw him in Afghanistan. He doesn't know what he's talking about when"
Norway cannot exclude a future Russian incursion intended to secure Russian nuclear assets located on the nearby Kola peninsula. Much of Russia's nuclear arsenal, including submarines, land-based missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, sits a short distance from the Norwegian border and would be central to Russia's second-strike capabilities in any wider conflict with NATO. Norwegian defense planning includes scenarios where territory in the high north could be seized to protect those capabilities. Norwegian forces also emphasize their frontline role in Afghanistan, conducting full-spectrum missions and suffering combat fatalities.
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