The Paradox of Sweden
I’m staying in an old military base on one of the thirty thousand islands that lie outside Stockholm. From where I am sitting I can see massive cruise ships pass by, en route to the capital city, making their way through the forested islands.
“A submarine was spotted over there recently” says my host, a retired policeman who now runs a kayaking centre on the island, “it was spotted by a retired naval officer. The submarine surfaced for a bit and then went down below.” (more…)