Norway follows its neighbor Denmark in planning an increase in conscripted soldiers

FILE – Norwegian troopers march throughout a army parade ceremony marking the a hundred and fifth anniversary of the Lithuanian army on Armed Forces Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Norway is to extend the variety of conscripted troopers from the current 9,000 to 13,500, the Norwegian authorities stated Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photograph/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)