John Bolton insists Switzerland should join NATO
(www.swissinfo.ch)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 12:17
https://lemmy.world/post/22162345
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 12:17
https://lemmy.world/post/22162345
Summary
John Bolton, former US national security adviser, believes Switzerland should join NATO due to the changing geopolitical landscape.
He warns that Trump may abandon NATO and impose tariffs on European imports, potentially leading to a trade war.
Bolton emphasizes the importance of NATO for collective security and encourages European countries to increase their defense spending.
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If Trump may abandon NATO, sounds like it wouldn’t be a good deal for Switzerland to join…
The idea would be that Europe has to take care of its own defense. Which should have always been the plan. There was a time when you’d be shouted down if you suggested Europe was relying too much on US defense spending, but now it seems to be the mainstream position of European politicians.
Alternatively Europe levies a security tax worth 2pct of Switzerland GDP.
Come on, John…
<img alt="" src="https://y.yarn.co/295334ce-13df-46e1-8984-f1403c14bf6c_text.gif">
Of course, you don’t see them smiling neither.
Bah. Who needs NATO when you have the world’s best pikemen?
Despite looking very silly, the Swiss Guard are pretty badass. They don’t just have pikes either.
This is inside their armory:
<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3d1b8705-3884-416d-8a21-635c3286153d.png">
A bunch of old, outdated guns?
More seriously they most certainly have their Swiss Army service weapons (Sig 550s).