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'If Crisis or War Comes': Sweden will reissue a Cold War-era booklet in response to growing concerns about conflict in Europe

HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden says it will issue an updated version of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet, reflecting Stockholm's concerns of a worsened security situation in the Baltic Sea region.

HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden says it will issue an updated version of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet, reflecting Stockholm's concerns of a worsened security situation in the Baltic Sea region.

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A 160-man combat team from Sweden's Skaraborg Armored Regiment trains on the island of Gotland in the Baltic, September 14, 2016. Soren Andersson/TT News Agency via REUTERS

Christina Andersson of the Swedish civil contingencies agency says that the 2018 edition bears the working title "If Crisis or War Comes" and should be delivered to some 4.7 million Swedish households by June.

She says the government agency gives practical advice on modern crises such as cyber- or terror attacks, pandemic or environmental threats, along with conventional warfare.

Andersson said Tuesday the Swedish government's decision was a result of "the current security situation" in the region, with Russia's intensified military maneuvers.

The first edition of the "If War Comes" booklet was published during World War II.

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