Switzerland and The Cold War
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spookyrat1
During the Cold War, Swiss authorities considered the construction of a Swiss nuclear bomb. Leading nuclear physicists at the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich such as Paul Scherrer made this a realistic possibility. However, financial problems with the defense budget prevented the substantial funds from being allocated, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 was seen as a valid alternative. All remaining plans for building nuclear weapons were dropped by 1988.
I have to admit I never saw neutral Switzerland as much of a Cold War player. But the above quote from Wikipedia's History of Switzerland, does lend some historical basis to the movie's storyline.🐭
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