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| Civil Defense False Alarm Creates Panic Over 'Russian Invasion' In Norway Town |
| 2018-04-07 |
| [ZH] A small Norwegian town just inside the Arctic circle and which lies close to the Russian border was jolted awake shortly before midnight on Wednesday as its Civil Defense warning system was triggered and sirens blared, causing locals to believe they were under threat of Russian invasion. Vadso Norway is a town of only 5,000 but is positioned close enough to its neighbor that locals can see Russia on a clear day. There has long been a Norwegian military intelligence base in Vadso, which monitors the nearby Russian Murmansk naval base across the border to the East, long serving as an observation post for Severomorsk - the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet, out of which at the height of the Cold War over 200 submarines operated. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 its Civil Defense warning system Which consists of a box that says, "In case of emergency, break glass and call America." I liked "Occupied" too. One of the premises is that the Norwegian PM calls the US and politely gets told to stuff it. What a ridiculous notion... or not. |
| Posted by: Matt 2018-04-07 12:00 |
| #2 I seen this movie. No, really! It's called "Occupied". Playing on Netflix now. Plot: Norway goes green, shuts off oil & gas production. The Eu freaks. Russia stages a "soft" invasion. Quite good, IMHO. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-04-07 11:15 |
| #1 This could be Bob Mueller's big break. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-07 10:18 |