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Construction of Europe's Largest Doomsday Stockpile Quietly Gets Underway
Finland is stockpiling emergency supplies to help prepare for a potential nuclear catastrophe, in an EU-funded project spurred by the threat posed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Finnish interior ministry said on Wednesday that the stockpile would include protective gear, measurement equipment, medicines and vaccines for an emergency involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) threats.
Finland was given funding worth €242 million ($263 million) for the project at the start of 2023, after Janez Lenarcic, the European commissioner for crisis management, said on January 17 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine "has confirmed the need to strengthen EU CBRN preparedness."
Finland has just joined NATO, with its membership spurred by the threat Moscow poses. It shares an 800-mile border with Russia and is close to the Baltic states, which have warned about the danger of Moscow's nuclear capabilities.
https://www.newsweek.com/finland-nuclear-eu-cbrn-stockpile-preparation-1820441
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