[Homer_J_Simpson]

He Arrives Today – 2-3
10 City Departments Put Under Valentine for Day – 3
Allies to Tell Oslo to Halt Ore Ships or Navies Will Act – 4-5
The International Situation – 5
Pari-Mutuel Bill Is Signed by Governor; Paves Way for Opening of Racing April 15 - 5

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/apr40/f02apr40.htm

Germans attack British naval base

Tuesday, April 2, 1940 www.onwar.com

In Britain... Luftwaffe aircraft raid the British naval base at Scapa Flow. On the return flight, the planes attack lighthouses at Duncansby Head and Stroma Island.

From Berlin... Hitler fixes the date for the invasions of Denmark and Norway as April 9th. The operation is called Weserubung.

[henkster]

It looks to me like the Allies are going to impinge on Norwegian neutrality, and are daring the Germans to occupy Norway in response.

And just how does Churchill believe he can get the USSR to follow what he believes is the proper course of a “neutral?” Sure, the Red Army didn’t do well in Finland, but it looks to me that Stalin could well say “What are you going to do about it?” The response would be “nothing.”

Hmmmm...sounds like trying to get Iran to not build nuclear weapons. You can’t get a tyranny to do what you want without some credible threat of having a bigger stick, and the will to use it.