Norway to join the French “nuclear umbrella”

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Norway will sign a defense agreement with France on nuclear deterrence. There are no plans to station nuclear weapons on the country's territory during peacetime.

Norway will become a beneficiary of French nuclear deterrence amid the deteriorating security situation in Europe. This was stated by the country's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Reuters reports, according to UNN.

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On Wednesday, the Norwegian Prime Minister traveled to Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, where the parties are expected to sign a new defense agreement. The document provides for Norway's accession to a French-led nuclear security project.

"We are doing this in view of the security situation in Europe,"

Støre told the NTB agency.

At the same time, he emphasized that nuclear weapons will not be stationed on Norwegian territory during peacetime. As Reuters notes, Oslo's decision is significant, as the country has traditionally considered close cooperation with the United States to be the foundation of its security.

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