War preparations come as Nordic country reintroduces military conscription <\/p>\n
NUCLEAR war shelters are being readied in Sweden to prepare for a surprise Russian attack, according to reports. <\/p>\n
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) has reportedly been ordered to carry out a review this year of bunkers the coming weeks as the Scandinavian country also reintroduces military service. <\/p>\n
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A system of 65,000 bunkers was established in the Cold War to protect the population from nuclear war with the Soviet Union. <\/p>\n
According to MSB, the bunkers currently protect against blast and radiation as well as chemical or germ warfare. <\/p>\n
With a distinctive logo, they can easily belocated by civilians seeking shelter. <\/p>\n
But with fears growing over threat posed by Vladimir Putin and his resurgent Russia they are being reviewedto make sure they are ready. <\/p>\n
Russian military drills in the region have raised fears among neighbouring nations that an attack could happen in the coming months. <\/p>\n
Civil defence measures are therefore being stepped up, especially in the Island of Gotland where Sweden has already re-opened a garrison. <\/p>\n
Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Radio reported that Mats Berglund had ordered a review of the islands 350 civilian bunkers. <\/p>\n
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About a third of the 13,000Swedish youngsters born in 1999 will be subject to military conscription next January. <\/p>\n
It also comes as Japan prepares for a North Korean missile attack. <\/p>\n
The country has begun staging mass evacuation drills after Kim Jong-un test fired missiles and conducted rocket engine tests on intercontinental missiles. <\/p>\n
The first exercise of its kind saw civilians young and old scrambling for cover as air-raid sirens wailed away. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile in Texas more than 1,000 people fearing an impending apocalypse are signed up to a waiting list for an extraordinary subterranean doomsday village. <\/p>\n
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