The Svalbard fibre optic cable connection

Re:The Svalbard fibre optic cable connection by pests on Friday November 10, 2023 @03:14PM (#38223920)

Sounds like it was that Norway stopped exporting oil which western nations depended on and then asked Russia to invade Norway to get it going again.

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Re:The Svalbard fibre optic cable connection by CamperBob2 on Friday November 10, 2023 @03:36PM (#38224177)

Point being, the US wouldn't care about the oil. We don't import much if any oil from Norway.

Yes, the loss of Norwegian exports would have had the effect of raising oil prices globally. But not by enough to make the US stand by while Russia starts mowing down NATO countries. That would be considered a Big Deal over here, even in light of pro-Russian GOP sentiment.

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Re:The Svalbard fibre optic cable connection by ssnistfajen on Friday November 10, 2023 @04:48PM (#38224985)

It depicts a fictionalized story. The premise doesn't need to be 100% fleshed out in terms of geopolitical realities.

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Re:The Svalbard fibre optic cable connection by CamperBob2 on Friday November 10, 2023 @05:10PM (#38225222)

Yeah, but there's such a thing as suspension of disbelief.

The idea that we'd chill out while Russia invades Norway... I mean, you could come up with a way to make that sound plausible, but it would almost have to be the central theme of the whole show.

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Re:The Svalbard fibre optic cable connection by pbourke on Friday November 10, 2023 @07:41PM (#38226423)

I recall that it’s depicted as a kind of bloodless coup / occupation.

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