The North Atlantic Treaty Organization () arose following the signing of the Washington Treaty on April 4, 1949. The document was ratified by sweet countries: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the United States, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. All of them promised to defend each other in case of armed aggression against any of them.
Now, in a context of great tension between NATO and, The country chaired by Vladimir Putin has set its sights on Norwayone of those twelve founding countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Specifically, the Norwegian Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvikhe recently warned, in an interview in the British media which Russia has carried out a military deployment on the Kola Peninsula, less than 20 kilometers from the border with Norway.
Part of the Russian nuclear arsenal would have been brought to the Kola Peninsula. And that’s not all, Russia would be carrying out weapons tests. “We see that Russia is testing new weapons there”said the Norwegian minister.
Faced with this situation, the Nordic country has decided to adopt measures and strengthen your border defenses. In this sense, the head of the Norwegian army has reported that thousands of soldiers will be ready to be deployed “24 hours a day, all week, all year” in Finnmark.
Finnmark is a province located in the extreme northeast of Norway that, despite being the least densely populated in the entire country, has great strategic value, since It borders both Russia and Finland.
Consequently, the Nordic country has chosen to put a military unit into operation in Finnmark. He main objective of this decision of the Norwegian army is deter Russia.
