No, Mr MoD. Producing Weapons Is Not an Industrial Fairytale Commentary: Fairytales are made-up stories set in a magical universe, according to the Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. The term gains a whole new meaning in the mouth of Norwegian MoD Bjørn Arild Gram (Centre).
“Ensures That Norway Has the Same Type of Tanks as Our Nordic Neighbors” Norway will buy 54 tanks of the Leopard 2 type from Germany, announced Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at Rena military camp. "This capacity will be important when we in the future, together with Sweden and Finland, will look at how we are to defend our northern areas."
No Tank You: "It Will Weaken the Norwegian Defense's Reputation" A Finnish defense analyst calls the Norwegian Chief of Defense's proposal to stop the purchase of new tanks strange. "It is difficult to see that this will lead to anything else than Finnish and Swedish sons and daughters dying on the front line to protect the civilian population in Northern Norway."
