Baltic Sea and the Cold War

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No this is not a political discussion of any type, it must be cept that way!

Have anyone of you heard about that pipeline that Russian companies want to place in the baltic sea?

If so did you also know that it was planned to be dug down in an area which recently had been known to house neuclear and biological weapons from the cold war?

It's been known for a long time that a soviet sub has been close to launching neuclear weapons against Sweden when a russian sub got stuck on Swedish territory, it was also confirmed, during the crisis, that it contained Uranium 238 and belived to carrie neuclear weapons onboard by investigations carried out by the the F.O.A on sight. It was later confirmed that the Soviet would launch neuclear weapons towards Sweden if threatened, this was confirmed by the Soviet officer that was onboard the sub at the time.

Actually have a work buddy that was stationed on an island close to the Soviet sub, responsible of guarding it.

Often dreamt about the war as a kid after all the things I saw on TV, I could also feel the worry of parents and other gorwnups, they always said the same thing "Det kommer aldrig bli krig i Sverige, det kan det inte!". Which translated would be something in the line of "There will never be a war in Sweden, it can't!"

Can't say the air sirens warning of incomming enemy airplanes helped much to calm you either when they ware tested every third month, still are but it's not in case of enemy airplanes anymore, now it's to warn public of toxic spills and so on.

I was probebly alot more scared then I should of been, but in the age of 5 - 8 the possibility of war scares me.

Anyways the above incidents show that there was a reason for my fear and it was somewhat grounded, there are so many incidents of soviet encounters in Swedish terretory that it's a miracle that nothing ever happend.

Both had spies in the respective countries which was obviously known by both nations, just not who. It just feels absurd when I think about what was really going on in the background. It was so close to becoming a full out war that it scares me even today.

Video describing the sub incident´and the song Katyusha(i like it):



They had missed a little in navigation, they ware heading for poland but ended up in Sweden. I would think this is what happens when you bring detailed maps of the Karlskrona, Sweden instead of Poland!

What isn't said in the video is that the Swedish costal artillery was 60 seconds from opening fire against the Soviet destroyers that was steeming ahead into territorial waters. Possibly 60 seconds from a war between Sweden and Svoiet, scary thought!

So what was your experience and thoughts during and after the Cold War, ever thought about it at the time or after?