Reinforcing Norway in War: A Dilemma in Norwegian National Security Policy.

摘要

Norwegian national security policy of reassurance adversely affects NATO efforts to reinforce Norway. This paper examines factors that could lead to a delay in deployment of NATO reinforcements; the effects that delayed deployment could have on Norway's military forces; and Norwegian alternatives for dealing with the problems of delayed deployment. Given the existing constraints of Norwegian security policy, this paper concludes that Norwegian military planners could mitigate the effects of delayed reinforcement by using alternative methods of deploying units, adopting a less vulnerable basing mode, using sea-based options and using more politically acceptable reinforcements earlier.