'Collective security is not a charity': Norway PM blasts Trump over NATO comments in fiery warning

Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre called Donald Trump’s statements that NATO “gives nothing” to his country utterly implausible. In his words, direct dialogue with the American leader is needed, because the region’s security depends on mutual understanding within the alliance. On February 2, the head of government emphasized the importance of a personal conversation with the president. He stressed that 100 kilometers from the Norwegian border lies the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, and these forces are not directed against Norway, but against others. He also noted that his country is closely watching submarines. “When I first met the president, I looked him in the eye and told him that, for the prime minister of Norway, it is important to speak face to face with the U.S. president: 100 kilometers from my border lies the world’s largest nuclear arsenal. And this is not directed at me, Mr. President, but at you. And it’s important that we monitor these submarines.”