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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by secfirstmd on Sunday April 30, 2017 @08:56AM (#14231311)
Without a serious army? Are you kidding me?

Yes its not exactly the US military but bloody hell, you would have a very very hard time trying to take over Switzerland - even these days. Road tunnels designed to be blown up, hundreds of thousands of modern trained soldiers with guns at home - fighting on their own terrain, ammunition dumps in individual towns, strong points, bunkers in every apartment block, supplies of modern anti armour weapons, lots of people trained in the use of explosives, etc etc

Good luck getting in there.

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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by vapourismo on Sunday April 30, 2017 @09:21AM (#14231379)
How do airplanes work?
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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by ptaipale on Sunday April 30, 2017 @09:57AM (#14231498)
Airplanes can do air superiority, but you can't take over a country without boots on the ground.

The idea of Germany invading Switzerland is surreal.

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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by tonfa on Sunday April 30, 2017 @10:32AM (#14231665)
That's said you only need to take over the Bundesplatz in Berne.

(Still I'm not sure what it would achieve to start an open war...)

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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by SFJulie on Sunday April 30, 2017 @09:27AM (#14231397)
http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/dont-mess-with-switz...

Aircraft caverns :) F18/A Hornets and modern equipments.

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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by geff82 on Sunday April 30, 2017 @09:24AM (#14231388)
From autobahns that can be convertef to airports.
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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by reitanqild on Sunday April 30, 2017 @11:08AM (#14231873)
Same as Sweden then IIRC?
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