Sweden’s defence 'not fit for battle': experts say

[PEMM]

Though it has seemed that sweden has gotten rid of much of the equipment needed for those reserves, like many artillery pieces.

[danielc]

Yeah sure, like the probability of Sweden being in danger of being attacked in the near future is something to be concerned about.

[Leaper]

Though it has seemed that sweden has gotten rid of much of the equipment needed for those reserves, like many artillery pieces.

We lack a lot of Artillery, that's true. I somehow forgot about that...
Equipment vice for the individual soldiers we got it all, along with personal and platoon level weapons

[Piirka]

Yeah sure, like the probability of Sweden being in danger of being attacked in the near future is something to be concerned about.

You never know. Maybe their police overreacts in Malmö's Rosengarden (or not, but 'activists' tweet so) and the international community demands Sweden to talk with these freedom fighters instead of massacring them. Sweden denies and Kungen refuses to apologise. Then it is time for a UN no fly-zone, guns and other support for the islamist freedom fighters and Sweden is in de facto civil war. Now Norway attacks lappland to reserve for themselves oppressing their sami people too and Finland invades to form a buffer zone to protect our people in Sweden. Bosnians want Lindköping for their free independent city-state and Poland wants to get even on hundreds years old grievances...

[AfterEight]

I agree with your first point. Regarding NATO it’s a bit more tricky.On your last point Sweden doesn’t pretend to be neutral and haven’t for quite some time.

Your newspapers have often given me the other impression, but I am aware they are notoriously left wing PC. Sprewing bile about the US, Israel and Denmark has been something of a hobby for many a columnist on Aftonbladet, I think.

[Tyon]

Bet Kindchen bet, morgen kommt der Schwedt!

Wow now i've got a serious flashback to my childhood.

[AfterEight]

Wow now i've got a serious flashback to my childhood.

Ich bin Dane und sprechen nicht gut deutsch... That's from my childhood german class

[IronFinn]

It's funny cuz I know you're being serious

I am, or am I?

[TheOrangeMan]

But...but....but you have Leaper?

What is the actual "role of" the Swedish military? Like what are the missions they could be expected to undertake, in terms of scale, duration etc?

Besides fighting the frost giants from Jotunheim?

[CJvR]

Wow now i've got a serious flashback to my childhood.

LOL! Just how many centuries old are you?

[Universals]

As far as defense is concerned, this is not news in Europe.

[Fallap]

We need to unite together as the Scandinavian Union and form a united army, fvck the rest of europe.

No fcvking way I would fight along swedish or norwegian soldiers!

They smell! And chew tobacco.

[AfterEight]

No fcvking way I would fight along swedish or norwegian soldiers!

They smell! And chew tobacco.

Snus is bloody disgusting, I hear even norwegian WOMEN use it. Puha bad!

[PEMM]

Snus is bloody disgusting, I hear even norwegian WOMEN use it. Puha bad!

Three of the six girls in my class use snus. I think its charming.

[AfterEight]

Three of the six girls in my class use snus. I think its charming.

Well clearly living that far north makes people go mad.