Sweden got into some noted news this week as they announced that they are going to go and prepare a public-booklet for citizens (to be sent to each residence)....on what to do in the event of war or chaos.
I know, it is a bit of an unusual topic and you just kinda wonder how this got brought up and approved within the government.
For those who aren't that familiar with Sweden....it's a country of 9.9 million (roughly similar in size to North Carolina for population, but about four times the physical size of North Carolina).
What's going on with this war topic? Well....the news media and political folks are hyped up and will suggest that some type of Russia threat exists. In 2017, they started the draft back up for the Swedish military.
To be honest....since probably the 1980s....Sweden has been on the low side of worry. What changed? One might go and look at the headlines over the past decade and get the idea that no one is really as secure or safe as they would have been two or three decades ago. You could easily wake up one morning to find your electrical grid was corrupted overnight, and shut-down.....and it might be five days before they figure out what happened and restore your power.
If you went to anyone (not just a Swede)....most would admit that they have worries now that didn't exist a decade ago. Folks worry about crime, terrorism, threats, etc.
How much survival knowledge exists today compared to thirty years ago? Folks would generally admit that this hasn't been noticed much but there is a fair loss of this type of knowledge. It's not just in Sweden but across the globe itself. Maybe the manual makes sense in this case.
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