Sweden's government has told its citizens to prepare for war.
The defence minister made the comments last week, as the war in Ukraine drags on, and Sweden moves closer to NATO membership.
The government is reinstating the conscription programme that's been paused for over a decade -- and putting teenagers through boot camp.
Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from the island of Gotland, Sweden.
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Sweden reintroduces mandatory military service
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