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Norway’s total defense approach

As Norway’s civilian authorities rehearse a wartime emergency, the difficult question is how essential services would survive when everyday communications fail.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 6

Municipal leaders in Buskerud, southeastern Norway, were scheduled on November 5 to test their response to a security crisis or war, including prolonged losses of electricity and mobile networks.

The exercise is part of Norge øver, a national program developed by the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection, known as DSB, and the county governors. It u…

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