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Playing war-games in the woods has become an ever-more popular pastime in Poland as thousands of young people join paramilitary groups to defend their country against possible invasion. Others 鈥� so-called 鈥減reppers鈥� - are building bunkers and storing food supplies so their families can survive any disaster. Now the government plans to recruit such enthusiasts into a state-run volunteer defence force 鈥� to counter a possible Russian threat. But are the authorities stoking fear 鈥� and creating an amateur force that鈥檚 no use in 21st Century warfare? Tim Whewell reports from the forests of north-eastern Poland, close to the Russian border.

Producer: Estelle Doyle

(Image: A paramilitary group in Poland)