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The Germans invaded Norway by sea. If you think bordering an invaded Norway, and Finland at war with the soviets is a stable situation where you neutrality wil
by krisvage 7y ago
The Germans invaded Norway by sea.
If you think bordering an invaded Norway, and Finland at war with the soviets is a stable situation where you neutrality will never be challenged, then I think you should consider some counterfactuals.
Any secret that would make them an interesting target, or aggravate a potential enemy, is a security threat.
- yakshaving_jgt 7y ago…And the invaders were bolstered by support via rail through Sweden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_German_troops_through_Finland_and_Sweden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_German_troops_throu...
- tapland 7y agoAnd we sold ball bearings to Germany and laundered confiscated gold.
- krisvage 7y agoYes, it's complicated, and I'm not trying to defend any actions during the world war. Only the notion that a country not in a hot war has no state secrets that can jeopardize security. Or just jeopardize the sitting government, this is a propaganda campaign after all.