NATO's Northern Flank: The Growing Soviet Threat

Publication Date: May 1979

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Jeffrey G. Barlow

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: National security

Type: Report

Coverage: Soviet Union

Abstract:

In recent months, Denmark and-Norway--two of the countries comprising NATO's Northern Flank--have become greatly alarmed by the increased Soviet presence in the Nordic region. This presence has been gradually but steadily building over the past decade, until it now represents a constant reminder of Soviet military power. Current agitation among the Scandinavian leadership can be traced to recent, overt Soviet military activity in North Europe, apparently designed as much for demonstrating the U.S.S.R.'s expanding
dominance of the region as for improving military preparedness.