Norway to add millions more to historic increase in defense spending announced last month

Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, centre, Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, right and Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram, take part in a press conference on defense at SMK, in Oslo, Thursday, May 2, 2024. The Norwegian center-left government wants to add 7 billion kroner ($630 million) to the Scandinavian country’s Armed Forces on top of the hefty increase of the defense budget announced last month. (Terje Pedersen /NTB Scanpix via AP)