NATO's Northern Front: Developments and Prospects

Beginning in the mid-1970s, a number of observers of the so-called Nordic balance began to draw attention to the growing imbalance in NATO and Warsaw Pact capabilities in the region. The U.S.-Norwegian prestocking arrangement was one NATO response to the limited warning time for a Soviet move to cut...

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Published in:Cooperation and Conflict
Main Author: Zakheim, Dov S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 1982
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spelling crsagepubl:10.1177/001083678201700402 2024-06-16T07:42:01+00:00 NATO's Northern Front: Developments and Prospects Zakheim, Dov S. 1982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001083678201700402 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/001083678201700402 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Cooperation and Conflict volume 17, issue 4, page 193-205 ISSN 0010-8367 1460-3691 journal-article 1982 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/001083678201700402 2024-05-19T13:10:21Z Beginning in the mid-1970s, a number of observers of the so-called Nordic balance began to draw attention to the growing imbalance in NATO and Warsaw Pact capabilities in the region. The U.S.-Norwegian prestocking arrangement was one NATO response to the limited warning time for a Soviet move to cut off the North Cape area. Whereas Norway, in conjunction with the United States, is currently in the midst of a major effort to restore the credibility of its northernmost defenses, Denmark has been amongst the most reluctant of Alliance members to increase its level of defense spending. Furthermore, Greenland's home rule represents another complication. Given Greenland's clear determination to go its own way in international economic affairs, it is important to assess whether it might do the same on defense matters. Greenland's importance to NATO is often overlooked but cannot be overstated. Finland's neutrality and Sweden's more forceful armed neutrality permit NATO to adopt a posture which does not impose upon Denmark and Norway the burden of hosting foreign troops upon their soil. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Cape SAGE Publications North Cape ENVELOPE(165.700,165.700,-70.650,-70.650) Norway Cooperation and Conflict 17 4 193 205
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