What to do if nuclear war comes: hoard food and ignore propaganda, Swedes told

From 1943 and throughout the Cold War, Swedes were informed how they should respond to an invasion though a handy government leaflet, which focused largely on identity documents, finding toilet paper and wrapping up warm.

Today, however, the old pamphlet “If war comes”, first issued to neutral Sweden in the Second World War, has been given a makeover in light of a modern threat: a global apocalypse brought on by President Putin of Russia.

It provides a “supplies checklist” including pet food, iodine tablets and duct tape for sealing windows and vents and is being distributed to five million homes.

The updated issue is twice the length of the previous copy. Having only joined Nato in March, Sweden now sees the prospect of war