Sweden tells citizens to prepare for WAR: Five million households are given pamphlets on how to prepare their homes for nuclear armageddon… while Biden is accused of wanting to start World War III

Sweden is sending some five million leaflets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, with instructions on how to stock up on food and water amid growing fears of conflict with Russia.

Neighboring Finland has also launched a new preparedness website, while Norwegians recently received booklets with instructions on how to survive independently for a week in the event of war and other threats.

Both Sweden and Finland abandoned decades of military non-alignment to join the US-led military alliance NATO, in the wake of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Since the start of the war, Stockholm has repeatedly urged Swedes to prepare both mentally and logistically for the possibility of war, citing the serious security situation in the area.

The booklet ‘If Crisis or War Comes’, sent by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), contains information on how to prepare for emergencies such as war, natural disasters or cyber attacks.

It is an updated version of a pamphlet that Sweden has published five times since World War II. However, the book underlines the seriousness of the potential threat and is twice as large as in previous years.

Moreover, one message has been highlighted from the middle of the booklet: ‘If Sweden is attacked by another country, we will never give up. All information that suggests that the resistance must stop is incorrect.’

It comes as tensions between Moscow and Ukraine’s Western allies have reached new heights, with the Biden administration yesterday giving Kiev the green light to destroy targets in Russia with US-supplied long-range missiles.

The booklet ‘When a crisis or war comes’ contains information on how to prepare for emergencies, including war

A page from the Swedish pamphlet that advises people on the best places to seek shelter in case of an emergency

A soldier is pictured during a military exercise with Swedish and foreign military units in May

In the US, the move angered supporters of newly elected President Donald Trump, who vowed to limit US support to Ukraine and end the war as quickly as possible.

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After nearly two years of political jousting and a series of dire threats from Vladimir Putin, Sweden finally became a member of NATO in March.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Scandinavian nation and its Scandinavian partner Finland conducted a comprehensive review of national security policy and just two months later applied to join the giant bloc.

The previous version sent in 2018 made headlines as it was the first time it had been sent to Sweden since 1961, at the height of the Cold War.

“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.

Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said last month that because the global context had changed, advice to Swedish households had to be revised to reflect the reality of the situation.

The 32-page document outlines with simple illustrations the threats facing the Nordic nation, including military conflicts, natural disasters and cyber and terror attacks.

It includes tips for being prepared, such as stocking non-perishable food and storing water, and gives people tips on how to take shelter in an emergency.

In one of the more worrying segments, which harkens back to advice given during the Cold War, people are informed about the risk of nuclear weapons.

‘The global security situation increases the risks that nuclear weapons could be used. In the event of an attack with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, take cover in the same way you would in an air strike,” the report warns.

MSB said the 2024 updated version had a stronger focus on preparing for war. 5.2 million copies will be sent to Swedish households over the next two weeks.

The brochure is available in print in both Swedish and English, and digital versions are available in several other languages, including Arabic, Farsi, Ukrainian, Polish, Somali and Finnish.

Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said that as the global context had changed, advice to Swedish households needed to be revised to reflect the reality of the situation.

Former Swedish army chief Micael Byden alarmed many of his compatriots in January when he urged them to think about their own preparedness.

“Swedes must mentally prepare for war,” he said.

Also on Monday, the government in Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer border with Russia, launched a website with information on preparedness for various crises.

Sweden and Finland were previously considered neutral states but are now increasing their preparedness for potential conflict.

Last month, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson warned that Moscow could attack Sweden as it struggles for control of the Baltic Sea, with Russian naval fleets docked in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.

Soldiers of the Swedish Army’s P18 Gotland Regiment camouflage their armored vehicles during a field exercise near Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland on May 17, 2022

“Russia is a threat to Sweden, just like to the rest of NATO. We cannot rule out a Russian attack on our country,” Jonson told Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.

Although the Kremlin’s forces are “trapped in Ukraine,” he said, Vladimir Putin’s government has shown “a willingness to take serious military and political risks.”

NATO on Sunday sent its warplanes from Poland and Romania to the border with Ukraine, after Russia targeted the country’s border critical infrastructure with a new onslaught of rocket attacks.

The country’s energy manager, DTEK, announced emergency power cuts affecting the Kiev, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions at around 7am UK time on Sunday morning following overnight drone strikes.

It said thermal power stations were hit shortly afterwards.

Air defenses were deployed to intercept drones in Kiev as residents were urged to take cover, while missiles heading west of the stricken country prompted NATO to send fighter jets to help.

‘Due to the massive attack by the Russian Federation with cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles on objects located in Western Ukraine, among other places, Polish and allied [NATO] Aircraft have started operating in our airspace,” said a statement from the Polish Operational Command.

‘The combat pairs on duty were brought together and the air defense and radar reconnaissance systems on the ground reached the highest state of alert.

“The measures taken are aimed at ensuring safety in the areas adjacent to the threatened areas.”