Norway’s armed forces will issue around 13,500 preparatory requisition notices, informing civilians that homes, vehicles, boats, and machinery could be requisitioned in the event of war.
The military said the notices are designed to ensure access to critical civilian resources during a conflict. They carry no practical effect in peacetime and are valid for one year, with around two-thirds renewals from previous cycles.
Anders Jernberg, head of the military’s logistics organisation, said Norway faces its most serious security environment since the Second World War, citing the need for strengthened military and civil preparedness.
“The importance of being prepared for crisis and war has increased dramatically in recent years,” the head of the military’s logistics organisation, Anders Jernberg, said in the statement.
“Norway is in the most serious security policy situation since World War II. Our society must be prepared for security policy crises and, in the worst case, war,” he said.
“We are undertaking a major build-up of military and civil preparedness.”
A founding member of NATO, Norway has expanded its defences amid tensions near its 198-km land border with Russia.
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