After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance’s Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other’s defense if they are attacked.

  • @afraid_of_zombies
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    24 months ago

    Sweden has a tripwire force on the island

    You get assigned there if you really piss someone off.

    • @[email protected]
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      34 months ago

      If everything is going normally, it’s a fairly easy posting on a picturesque island best known for holidays. If the shit hits the fan, your death will be a heroic one.

      • @afraid_of_zombies
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        14 months ago

        If the shit hits the fan, your death will be a heroic one.

        Well they are descendents of Vikings