Norway joins France-led European nuclear deterrence initiative (opens in new tab)

Norway will join France’s “advanced” or “forward” nuclear deterrence initiative after Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on May 27 and the two governments signed the broader Narvik defense agreement. The arrangement brings Oslo into French-led talks on how France’s nuclear weapons can contribute to security and deterrence in Europe, while Norway said its primary security guarantee remains NATO and the United States. Støre cited Europe’s sec...