Sweden’s state and society have made a sharp turn in their defense policy following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Scandinavian country’s 200-year tradition of neutrality is now a thing of the past, and Sweden has begun to seriously focus on defense, recognizing that its weakest point is its largest island, Gotland.
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It’s an island …
It’d be incredibly funny if Gotland would be swallowed by the sea after being called “unsinkable”. It’s not entirely unthinkable, since sea level rise caused by climate change already threatens coast lines at the baltic sea.
It’s highest point is like 80m above sea level, melting all the ice on the planet would only raise sea levels by about 60m. So quite unlikely.
Life finds a way
For now…