NATO’s Newest Member Builds Emergency Grain Stores, First Since Cold War

Sweden, the newest NATO member, is building emergency grain stores in northern regions, allocating roughly 575 million kronor amid rising tensions with Russia.

Sweden Aims to Build Emergency Grain Stores

Sweden has earmarked about 575 million kronor (about 221 million zloty) to construct emergency grain warehouses in the northern regions—Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland and Jämtland—whose “working warehouses” will hold grain that could be cut off from southern supplies during a crisis. The move follows warnings from NATO’s eastern flank over Russian drone incursions into alliance airspace.

Swedish Minister: Supply‑Chain Disruptions in War Pose Real Risk

In a speech, civil defence minister Carl‑Oskar Bohlin acknowledged the low chance of Sweden being completely isolated but stressed that supply‑chain disruptions during a conflict are far more plausible. The government estimates that about 95 % of citizens could survive a three‑month period on a 3,000‑calorie daily diet, while the Sweden Civil Protection Agency has compiled a list of high‑calorie, easily stored foods such as dried meat or fish, jam, chocolate, powdered milk and biscuits.

Drone‑Wall to Be Ready by 2027

The European Commission has urged EU citizens to maintain a 72‑hour food reserve, while simultaneously pursuing an anti‑drone wall along NATO’s eastern flank. The wall, part of the Eastern Flank Guard program, is slated for completion by 2027, with preliminary operational readiness expected next year and the overall system due by 2028. The proposal, approved by commissioners on 16 October, will now be debated by member‑state leaders in Brussels and may ultimately hinge on individual national approvals.

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