Switzerland is spending millions revamping its vast network of bunkers

Re:Switzerland is spending millions revamping its vast netwo... by ssl-3 on Saturday October 25, 2025 @04:52PM (#45706874)

Yes. Almost certainly, the result would be gridlock that would appear chaotic if not for how static and unchanging it is.

So maybe the scenario you describe was always the plan.

After all: Publishing a plan that instills a feeling of preparedness is a lot less costly than building a system that actually works.

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Re:Switzerland is spending millions revamping its vast netwo... by Cpoll on Saturday October 25, 2025 @04:56PM (#45706897)

In case of nuclear attack, hide under your desks.

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Re:Switzerland is spending millions revamping its vast netwo... by ssl-3 on Sunday October 26, 2025 @02:35AM (#45709602)

That was the feel-good non-starter that I got taught in school (in the US, in the 1980s). We learned it, class-by-class, from then-old film reels projected on a relatively big screen in a relatively small classroom.

So sure, why not?

[1]: https://footagefarm.com/reel-details/nuclear/atomic-bomb/duc... is an example of a tired old film, and I distinctly recall it being shown to my class in a public school sometime in the 1980s. Even though big parts of it were already rather outdated by that time.

Even though neither I nor my classmates were never alive and aware at a time when Civil Defense was a thing.

(Thattaboy, Tony.)

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