Denmark, Norway and Iceland], plus NATO, all coming
together to exercise.'
'This [Operation Northern Viking in Iceland] is about
showing the Icelandic people that NATO is committed to
assisting with their defense'"
(U.S. Air Forces in Europe, September 4, 2008)
-"The Nordic battlegroup consists of 2,700 personnel
with Sweden as the lead nation supplying about 2,200
and the rest provided by Finland, Norway, Ireland and
Estonia.
"Irish peacekeeping troops have been ordered to
survive within the Arctic Circle in temperatures
reaching -30c.
"The Nordic battlegroup consists of 2,700 personnel
with Sweden as the lead nation supplying about 2,200
and the rest provided by Finland, Norway, Ireland and
Estonia."
('Troops take to the Arctic to test their survival
skills,' Irish Independent, November 8, 2007)
-"[T]he Faeroes are worth a serious look because of
their geostratigic position.
"Their significance is clearly seen through their
complex relationship with Denmark and, through them,
NATO (there is a NATO base in the country).
"[W]hen George W. Bush came to power [he and] his
administration expressed interest in the Faeroes' NATO
base for the missile defense plan. Suddenly, the
Islands were valuable again.
"'It is important to NATO to have full control of the
whole North Atlantic region,' explained Samal Trondur
Finnsson Johansen, a Cold War and military specialist
with the Faroese National Archives. 'Greenland and the
Faeroes are unique areas in the sense that there is no
alternative land area nearby to either place ground
forces/bases or from where to keep an eye on the
area.'
"The Danish government wants to influence NATO policy
and keep its position as a strong U.S. ally, but
without the Faeroes and Greenland, Denmark will lose
bargaining power and have little to offer."
(United Press International, March 2, 2006)
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