Amid efforts to overcome opposition from Turkey, US President Joe Biden showed his support for Sweden's entry into NATO. #News #Reuters #newsfeed #nato #usa ...
  • 332@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    2 years ago

    A couple of things.

    • Our defence has historically been coordinated to a high degree with Finland, and with only one of us in NATO it makes this coordination more difficult. So, in some ways, we are worse off than before the process started.
    • As it is now, Sweden is generally not worried about a land invasion. The danger is how exposed we are from the baltic.
    • A large part of why we want in is for continued solidarity and support of Finland. It is much better for Finland if we are in than if we are not.
    • InverseParallax@voyager.lemmy.mlEnglish
      81·
      2 years ago

      As an American with a Swedish wife, if anything serious happens in the baltic, I think you can safely expect Virginia-class subs to start sprouting like dandelions.

      Sweden isn’t in NATO, but neither is New Zealand, and if China started sending boats for unfriendly visits I’m pretty sure we’d tool up and say “What’s all this then?!”