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Sweden's Bold Crisis Preparedness: "Never Surrender" Message Distributed

10/28/2025

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The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) distributed a leaflet titled “In Case of Crisis or War” to every home in 2018 to emphasize information access during crises.
The leaflet advised on how to protect oneself and stated, “If Sweden is attacked, we will never surrender.”
Critics questioned the warnings' necessity.
The author notes the value of preparedness and recalls similar emergency education efforts in earthquake-prone San Francisco.

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The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) distributed a leaflet titled “In Case of Crisis or War” to every home in 2018 to emphasize information access during crises.
The leaflet advised on how to protect oneself and stated, “If Sweden is attacked, we will never surrender.”
Critics questioned the warnings' necessity.
The author notes the value of preparedness and recalls similar emergency education efforts in earthquake-prone San Francisco.