Sweden's resources and technology made it an attractive target, yet invasion promised a high cost. Its government could deliberate for months over procurement while ordering forces to activate or come to alert quickly. The comparison with Norway concerns the speed of those operational decisions. Sweden's memory of losing an empire to Russia reinforced its attention to a possible invasion. Preparedness depended on being able to mobilise and coordinate the available forces.
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Swedish alert policy makes invasion costly
Slow procurement decisions could coexist with rapid alerts, allowing Sweden to prepare its forces promptly against an invasion.