[fl7305]

> If I wanted to convince NATO to take arctic security seriously without having to deploy troops and resources of my own, this is how I'd do it.

Sure, you can convince a close friend of yours to take his home security much more seriously by telling him that you'll come by later and rob him at gunpoint.

But do you think he'll be even remotely friendly to you after that?

[Terr_]

Plus the real robber is still out there, and now you can't guard each-other's stuff.