Sweden distributes 'be prepared for war' leaflet to all 4.8m homes

[Qutzupalotl]

Source: The Guardian

The Swedish government has begun sending all 4.8m of the country’s households a public information leaflet telling the population, for the first time in more than half a century, what to do in the event of a war.

Om krisen eller kriget kommer (If crisis or war comes) explains how people can secure their basic needs such as food, water and heat, what various warning signals mean, and how they can contribute to Sweden’s “total defence”.

The 20-page pamphlet, illustrated with pictures of sirens, warplanes and families fleeing their homes, also prepares the population for dangers such as cyber and terror attacks and climate change, and includes a page on identifying fake news.
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If Sweden is attacked by another country, it says, “we will never give up. All information to the effect that resistance is to cease is false.”

Read more: https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/21/sweden-distributes-be-prepared-for-war-cyber-terror-attack-leaflet-to-every-home?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true

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[ck4829]

1. Meanwhile, US government sez "It's only a problem if there's a shooter with a funny religion!"

[sandensea]

2. Heaven forbid.

That even neutral Sweden and its Social Democratic prime minister - a country and party which had good relations with both the West and the Soviet Union even at the height of the Cold War - is this concerned, is worrying in itself.

[dembotoz]

3. some of that is not a bad idea

not talking doomsday prepper stuff but some awareness is not a bad idea

basic food water and heat......

flooding would fuck me up royally but i could go a week or two without going to a store....

[TimeSnowDemos]

4. As Europeans have been saying publicly for months

The US is no longer a reliable ally and partner. This has created a vaccum in Europe and places like Sweden are on the front line of potential consequences.

They'd be irresponsible not to prepare their people

[flibbitygiblets]

5. Last December the WaPo reported a Russian sub prowling around NATO undersea com cables

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russian-submarines-are-prowling-around-vital-undersea-cables-its-making-nato-nervous/2017/12/22/d4c1f3da-e5d0-11e7-927a-e72eac1e73b6_story.html?utm_term=.13c33d735b38

Britain's top military commander warned that Russia could imperil the cables that form the backbone of the modern global economy. The privately owned lines carry nearly all of the communications on the Internet, facilitating trillions of dollars of daily trade. If severed, they could snarl the Web. If tapped, they could give Russia a valuable picture of the tide of the world's Internet traffic.

In either scenario, the current US admin would do nothing about it, and everyone knows it.

[cvoogt]

6. reminds me of Occupied

("Okkupert&quot , a Norwegian TV show about a fictional Russian takeover of Norway.

[YOHABLO]

7. What got me was the 4.8 million !

[appalachiablue]

8. K&R. Smart nation, be prepared. It can't hurt..