France and Norway Sign New Defense Agreement
Norway travels to Paris to meet Macron and sign new defense agreement.
Agreement includes French-led nuclear weapons initiative.
Norway shifts from Atlanticist alignment with Washington.
European concerns over U.S. security commitment drive strategic changes.
Norway is a NATO member with Arctic border with Russia.
France has 290 nuclear warheads; U.S. and Russia have over 5,000 each.
No nuclear weapons will be deployed in Norway during peacetime.
Norway strengthens France's role as European nuclear guarantor.
Regional security realignment independent of Washington occurs.
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