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The brochure, due to be sent to 4.7 million households, will inform the public how they can take part in “total defense” during a war and secure water, food and heating, Yahoo News reported.

The booklet with the working title If Crisis or War Comes will also give guidance on dealing with threats from cyber attacks, terrorism and climate change, the FT wrote.

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and military support for its proxy forces in eastern Ukraine, along with increased activity and exercises near the Baltics and Scandinavia have caused deep unease in Sweden.

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In September 2017, the country held its biggest military exercise in 23 years, with war games involving 19,000 Swedish personnel and allies from Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, Norway and U.S.

“All of society needs to be prepared for conflict, not just the military. We haven’t been using words such as total defense or high alert for 25-30 years or more. So the knowledge among citizens is very low,” said Christina Andersson, leader of the project at the Swedish civil contingencies agency.