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If Sweden is attacked, everyone must do their part to defend Sweden’s independence — and our democracy. We build resilience every day."
The pamphlet instructs
From the year you turn 16 until the end of the year you turn 70, you are part of Sweden’s total defence and required to serve in the event of war or the threat of war."
Citizens are also being toldMost Europeans do not have enough material to survive for 72 hours. We must create guides and offer them techniques."
He told El MundoPreparedness is a civic skill in the current global situation. When people know how to act in emergency situations, society’s resilience to crises is well established,
said the country's Director of Rescue Services, Kimmo KohvakkaYou are part of Sweden’s overall emergency preparedness.”
In spite of the threat of further Russian aggression, Nordic states have told residentsInvestments in the Ukrainian defence industry are a separate priority. An increasing number of countries are joining the effort to finance Ukrainian production, particularly through the Danish model, with Sweden, Norway and Lithuania taking part,
he said
The world is changing with various bloc formations and the balance of power between great powers such as the USA and China
she wrote in Nationen
We cannot take peace and freedom, resources and common goods for granted
It comes after Norway's King Harald made a stark warning in his New Year's speech last yearThe tablets can protect against radioactive iodine in the event of nuclear accidents and must only be taken on instruction from the authorities,
the Norwegian government said in its instructions
Military threat levels are increasing. We must be prepared for the worst-case scenario — an armed attack on Sweden".
The new pamphlet says
Swedes have to mentally prepare for war".
Sweden's then army chief Micael Byden also alarmed many when he days later saidIf Sweden is attacked by another country, we will never give up. All information to the effect that resistance is to cease is false."
It reads
We have sent out 2.2 million paper copies, one for each household in Norway".
Tore Kamfjord at the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection saidI am sure that Putin even has both eyes on Gotland. Putin’s goal is to gain control of the Baltic Sea,
Micael Bydén said in May
We live in uncertain times. Armed conflicts are currently being waged in our corner of the world. Terrorism, cyber attacks, and disinformation campaigns are being used to undermine and influence us,
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Russia is the principal threat to Sweden, and it constitutes a threat to the whole [NATO] alliance.”
Sweden’s Defense Minister Pål Jonson sounded the alarm last month, telling POLITICO that.jpg)
It is no secret that the security situation has deteriorated since the previous brochure was issued in 2018,
Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin told a press conference last month
The security situation is serious and we all need to strengthen our resilience to face various crises and ultimately war,
MSB director Mikael Frisell said in a statement