Originally Posted by
Easyheat
I never believed in the so called Peace Dividend, hence the decision to boost the military spending is late, but better late than never.
The statement from the quote is interesting, since Sweden is not a member of any alliance, so I have no idea who would come and help them, should such help be necessary. There is no agreement between Sweden and NATO, US or EU.
There's no formal, public agreement, but that doesn't mean the Swedes didn't help the US in a very quiet way all through the cold war. SR71's limping home to Mildenhall straight over Sweden instead of around it, on one engine, that sort of thing.