If the Soviets Invaded: Sweden's Secret Underground Resistance Plan (473)

Cold War Conversations · Ian Sanders · Sep 11, 2026 · 47 min

What's in this episode

Historian Johan Wennström explains Sweden's clandestine Stay Behind organisation, a network of ordinary citizens trained to resist a Soviet occupation. He describes how officially neutral Sweden quietly worked with MI6, the CIA and NATO, and how the network kept its secrets for decades.

Questions it answers

Was Sweden really neutral during the Cold War?

Officially yes, but Sweden ran a secret Stay Behind resistance network with MI6, the CIA and NATO. Historian Johan Wennström explains on Cold War Conversations.

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