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Unsettled By Russia, Sweden Revives Pamphlets On What To Do 'If War Comes'

For decades, beginning in World War II, Swedish households received pamphlets advising how to handle a crisis. They were discontinued with the Cold War's end — but now, they're getting an update.
Members of the Swedish air defense practice their response to a possible helicopter attack during a military exercise on the island of Gotland last fall. The exercise, Sweden's largest in years, involved roughly half a dozen NATO countries.

In the depths of World War II, Swedish authorities decided their citizens needed to know what to do if the fighting finally arrived on their doorstep. Though they maintained neutrality, it was hard to believe they could continue to do so — especially as, one by one, their Nordic neighbors got

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