Norway said that NATO is weakening its member countries

Retired Norwegian General Robert Mood expressed the opinion that NATO membership would make countries more vulnerable and weaker, and pointed out that Norway was already lagging behind the necessary pace of increasing combat readiness.
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“There are empty political phrases, for example: “In NATO, we stick together,” “We can rely on the United States”… “We have a strong defense capable of protecting the country.” You won’t find a stronger lie. The military reality is that if we become completely dependent on joint operations (with NATO) in everything from crisis management to defending our own territory, then each of us will become weaker and more vulnerable,” Mood wrote in an article for the Norwegian magazine Forsvarets forum.

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According to him, Norway is lagging behind in the issue of increasing combat readiness. He clarified that the Norwegian military complains that the increase in operating costs does not keep up with the increase in prices, which is why they do not receive resources for training and practice.

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“Everything is fine in the political reality. In the military reality, unavailability, operational pause and instability are (visible),” he added.