NORDIC citizens have been provided with terrifying war survival guides as nations on Putin’s doorstep brace for World War Three.
On Monday, millions of pamphlets landed in Swedish homes eerily titled: “If Crisis or War Comes,” while other nations issue their own chilling advice to fearful citizens.
AFPThe Swedish booklet is titled: If Crisis or War Comes[/caption]
AFPSweden’s Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin presents the new version of the preparedness booklet that will be distributed to all households[/caption]
Stockholm has warned of what they call the worsening security situation – otherwise known as Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine – and urged Swedes to prepare for conflict.
Meanwhile neighbouring Finland have published its own chilling advice online to prepare “for incidents and crises”.
In a scarily detailed section on military conflict, the digital brochure describes how the government and president would respond in the event of an armed attack.
The Finnish brochure stressed that its authorities are “well prepared for self defence”.
Norwegians also received a pamphlet urging residents to know how to manage on their own for a week in the event of extreme weather – or war.
In summer, Denmark‘s emergency management agency put out a warning to Danish adults detailing the water, food and medicine necessary to get through three days of crisis.
Sweden and Finland recently gave up neutrality to join Nato after witnessing the atrocities Putin has unleashed in Ukraine since 2022.
Norway was a founding member of the Western defensive alliance on the other hand.
While Sweden and Norway have not shied away from warning residents of war via pamphlet, Finland’s Helsinki government decided not to print a copy for each home.
This is not because the fear isn’t prevalent, but because printing so many “would cost millions” while a digital version could be updated easier.
Tore Kamfjord at the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection said: “We have sent out 2.2 million paper copies, one for each household in Norway”.
The long list of items to be kept a home include tins of beans, energy bars and pasta.
In the case of a nuclear attack, iodine tablets have even been terrifyingly added to the list of medicines.
Norway’s Oslo sent out an earlier version back in 2018, which Kamfjord alluded was brought on by extreme weather events like floods and landslides – not war.
Swedes have long received civil emergency booklets, with the first edition named “If War Comes” produced during World War Two before getting an update during the Cold War.
But one terrifying message has been moved from the middle of the booklet further to the front.
It reads: “If Sweden is attacked by another country, we will never give up. All information to the effect that resistance is to cease is false.”
And another piece of advice from the guide explains how to respond to an attack with nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
APRussian President Vladimir Putin’s actions against Ukraine have instilled fear in Nordic countries[/caption]
GettyRescuer and policemen stand amid rubble near collapsed wall of residential building after missile attack in Ukraine[/caption]
EPAUkrainian flags wave in front of damaged residential buildings in Orikhiv, near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine[/caption]
It warns: “Take cover in the same way as with an airstrike.
“Shelters provide the best protection. After a couple days, the radiation has decreased sharply.”
Sweden has slowly brought down its defence since the Second World War, but has made sharp increased since Russia’s invasion on Ukraine.
Finland meanwhile has kept its guard up for decades due to its long border with Russia and its horrific history with the Soviet Union in World War Two that scarred the republic.
Finnish residents have been forced to reflect on how they would cope without power for numerous days on end in deadly winter temperatures of -20C.
Like Norway, Finnish residents’ checklist also includes iodine tablets in the case of nuclear disaster.
The Nordic countries all urge people to stockpile drinking water, canned food, medicine, heating, toilet paper, money and flashlights and candles – and, if possible, keep the car fully refuelled.
The Baltics have also been preparing for a future Russian invasion.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed an agreement in January this year to create a joint defence line to protect each other against any future attacks from Russia.
And in June, Europe looked to build a giant 1,500 mile defensive line to protect itself from a chilling Vladimir Putin invasion.
ReutersAn anti-tank defence line dubbed ‘Dragon’s Teeth’ in Ukraine[/caption]
APPoland unveils detailed plans for the new ‘Tusk Line’ defence in May[/caption]
Poland and the Baltics planned to create the £2.2billion blockade to keep Russia from advancing through the continent as the threat of WW3 looms.
It comes as Volodymyr Zelensky issued a stark warning to his foe Vladimir Putin as he told the tyrant: “Missiles will speak for themselves”.
Joe Biden has long snubbed Ukrainian leader Zelensky‘s pleas for Western-supplied weapons to be used on Russian turf – fearing an escalation in the war.
But it is understood the US president has given the green light just two months before he exits the White House.
American-supplied ATACMS missiles could first be used against Russian and North Korean troops in Kursk before being used against other targets.
Zelensky today said: “There’s a lot of talk in the media about us receiving permission for respective actions.
“But strikes are not carried out with words. Such things are not announced. Missiles will speak for themselves.”
Unnamed US officials said Kyiv plans to unleash its first long-range strikes in the coming days.
But with Donald Trump due to take over as president in two months, it is unclear whether he will uphold his predecessor’s policy.
AFPSoldiers from the 13th counter intelligence battalion, 2nd reconnaissance platoon of the Swedish Armed Forces, participate in military exercise near Stockholm[/caption]
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