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How Norway Is Folding Civilians into National Defense
Not even the U.S. military can be everywhere, so whole-of-society defense is gaining in importance.
Even if you’ve never heard of the region of Finnmark, you know it’s important: it’s the part of Norway that borders Russia. Norway’s armed forces are exercising there this week and not just its professional armed forces but conscripts and civilians as well. The exercise, which focuses on the defense of local infrastructure, demonstrates an ever-more-important reality: everyone has a role to play in keeping their country safe.
“The exercise is an important part of strengthening our capacity in general, but Finnmark is also a crucial part of Norway with vital infrastructure,” Maj. Gen. Lars Lervik, the Chief of the Norwegian Army, told me one day into the exercise. “The other aspect is speed. We’re exercising a rapidly evolving situation where we have to react extremely quickly.”