‘Peaceful’ Sweden once sought nuclear weapons. That legacy still shapes defence planning
Jeppe Gustafsson/Shutterstock For decades, Sweden has fostered a self-image as something of a world record-holder for peace, celebrating more than two centuries since it was last at war. But this record involves some creative accounting. The narrative, for example, excludes Sweden’s participation in modern-day military operations in Afghanistan and Libya. Nor has Swedish “peacefulness” been entirely pacifist. The country operated one of the world’s largest air forces during the cold war, for…
Where: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Sweden, Russia
Exact coordinates
afghanistan: 33.930, 67.710
ukraine: 48.380, 31.170
sweden: 60.130, 18.640
russia: 61.520, 105.320
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