Sweden is distributing an updated version of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet to some 4.8 million households about what to do in the event of a crisis, including war. The 20-page brochure "If Crisis or War Comes" is about getting the country "better prepared" if public services have been debilitated by accidents, severe weather, IT attacks or "in the worst-case scenario, war," the Civil Contingencies Agency said. According to the brochure, Sweden's population, which totals 10 million, has a duty to act if the country is threatened. The agency said Sweden is safer than many other countries but was aware the brochure may raise "questions and some concerns." The first edition of the "If War Comes" booklet was published during World War II and information was published in telephone books.

Source: ABC News May 22, 2018 07:58 UTC