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Sat Oct 27, 2018, 10:49 AM Oct 2018

'If Crisis or War Comes'

From https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-war-prepare-cold-war-leaflet-public-information-a8363191.html

Sweden tells citizens how to prepare for war - for first time in 30 years
'If Crisis or War Comes' contains advice about where to find bomb shelters and how to secure basic necessities for survival

Samuel Osborne
Tuesday 22 May 2018 12:27

Sweden is sending an updated version of a Cold War-era advice booklet on how to cope with an outbreak of war to around 4.8 million households.

The 20-page pamphlet, titled "If Crisis or War Comes," contains advice about where to find bomb shelters and how to secure basic necessities such as food, clean water and heat.

It tells Swedes they have a duty to act if their country is threatened for "total defence," and was first published during the Second World War and subsequently during the Cold War.

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Link to 'If Crisis or War Comes' (PDF):
https://www.dinsakerhet.se/siteassets/dinsakerhet.se/broschyren-om-krisen-eller-kriget-kommer/om-krisen-eller-kriget-kommer---engelska.pdf

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