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Re:Norway discovers Europe's largest deposit of rare earth m... by jmyeet on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @03:39PM (#40650570)
Norway has resources, strategic geographical positioning (North Sea, Arctic, Danish Straits) and has proximity to the (then) Soviet Union so the US couldn't afford to lose Norway to the Soviet sphere of influence. The US couldn't risk another Iran.
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