Switzerland plans to modernize its network of aging nuclear shelters. About it to the Reuters agency told the commander of the civil defense of the canton of Vaud, Louis-Henri Delarajaz.
Thanks to a 1963 law, Switzerland is able to guarantee each of its 9 million residents, including foreigners and refugees, a place in a bunker that provides protection against bombs and nuclear radiation.
“In the coming years, the (Swiss) Confederation wants to remove some exceptions to the current rules and update some old shelters,” Delarajaz said.
In October, the government launched consultations aimed at strengthening Switzerland’s “resilience in the event of armed conflict”. It is planned to allocate 220 million Swiss francs (approximately $250 million) for the modernization of shelters.
“It doesn’t mean we’re preparing for conflict – that’s not the message – but we have a network of shelters and we need to maintain them and make them functional.” – emphasized the official.
