Peacetime Is Over: Sweden Rehearses Mass Military Funeral ScenariosNATO’s military exercises have long since lost their ability to surprise. Startling details have emerged from Sweden, where the military has integrated a grim new component into its drills: the large-scale burial of fallen service members. Photo: Swedish forces in Afghanistan by Brindefalk, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Swedish military manFrom Neutrality to NecropolisticsIt is a profound metamorphosis. Sweden, once the bastion of tranquil prosperity and steadfast neutrality, has become obsessively preoccupied with war. The Prepared ScriptFor these burial drills, a specific text was prepared to be read over the graves: "You died for Sweden.