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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by Zak on Sunday April 30, 2017 @10:23AM (#14231637)
That Switzerland is a landlocked country surrounded by Germany and its allies, who are also Switzerland's biggest trading partners is a stronger reason they wouldn't steal from Germany. The consequences of doing so would be devastating.

The US, on the other hand could get away with it, being too big to fail.

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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by snovv_crash on Sunday April 30, 2017 @10:48AM (#14231760)
This. Switzerland depends heavily on Germany (and the rest of Europe) for imports.

Moreover, the one thing Switzerland has which is far more important than their​ pharmaceutical industry is trust. They are not in a strong-arm position like the USA, and any doubt in their solvency would cripple them back to the poverty they had in the 1950s.

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