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🇸🇪 Sweden

Sweden is currently in the elevated tier. Structural baseline contributes 44.0 of 70, while recent movement adds 4.5 of 30. Alliance entanglement and Nuclear-actor exposure are the strongest current drivers.

Exposure score

48.5

Elevated

24h

-0.1

7d

+0.3

This score reflects country-level nuclear escalation exposure, not a prediction of specific strikes.

Latest publication: Apr 2, 2026, 14:00 UTC

Exposure drivers

Active Conflict Pressure

Weight 30%

Raw 28.028.0/100

Weighted contribution

+8.4

Alliance Entanglement

Weight 20%

Raw 85.085.0/100

Weighted contribution

+17.0

Nuclear-Actor Exposure

Weight 20%

Raw 65.065.0/100

Weighted contribution

+13.0

Public Infrastructure / Population Exposure

Weight 15%

Raw 46.746.7/100

Weighted contribution

+7.0

News / Rhetoric Escalation

Weight 15%

Raw 20.720.7/100

Weighted contribution

+3.1

30-day trend

Latest

48.5

30D high

48.7

30D change

+0.4

025507510003/0403/0903/1403/1903/2403/2904/02

Apr 2, 2026

Exposure score 48.5

Citations

  • GDELT

    Novelty spike, Rhetoric intensity

    Latest source date 2026-03-30

  • ATLAS Baseline Model

    Nuclear actor adjacency / exposure, Regional flashpoint proximity +2 more

    Latest source date 2026-04-04

Current assessment

Sweden is currently in the elevated tier. Structural baseline contributes 44.0 of 70, while recent movement adds 4.5 of 30. Alliance entanglement and Nuclear-actor exposure are the strongest current drivers.

Current state: Elevated

Published snapshot: Apr 2, 2026, 14:00 UTC

Top drivers

  • Driver 1

    Alliance entanglement

    Sweden's alliance posture and strategic ties add 17 baseline points.

  • Driver 2

    Nuclear-actor exposure

    Sweden's proximity to nuclear-armed states adds 13.0 baseline points.

  • Driver 3

    Flashpoint proximity

    Sweden sits near Ukraine front, which adds structural exposure even on quiet news days.