Nordic nations embrace total defense as the risk of sabotage and war rises
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Odd John Resser, Emergency Planning Officer for the municipality, walks in an underground shelter which was previously used by a youth club, in Kongsberg, Norway Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)The above-ground entrance to a public shelter, which can fit around 450 people in case of crisis or war, is seen in Kongsberg, Norway Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)The town of Kongsberg, which is the headquarters of a defense company which makes missiles for Ukraine and is seen as a potential target for sabotage, is seen in Norway Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)Odd John Resser, Emergency Planning Officer for the municipality, walks in the tunnel of a Cold War era underground shelter which was dusted off after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kongsberg, Norway Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)The Merihaka shelter, which can accommodate 6,000 people and includes an underground hockey pitch, is seen in Helsinki, Finland Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)
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Odd John Resser, Emergency Planning Officer for the municipality, walks in an underground shelter which was previously used by a youth club, in Kongsberg, Norway Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)
