Switzerland boosts defenses amid Russia’s war and rising hybrid threats

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Switzerland's Federal Council approved a new national security strategy on September 18, citing Russia's war on Ukraine and rising hybrid threats like cyberattacks, disinformation, espionage and sabotage. The plan rests on three priorities, ten objectives and 46 measures aimed at resilience, protection and defense, including hardening critical infrastructure and reducing dependencies.

The government considers a direct large-scale attack on Switzerland unlikely but flags exposure to drones and long-range missiles. Implementation is described as already underway, coordinated by the State Secretariat for Security Policy across federal, cantonal and municipal levels.

A full report on how any of this actually worked is promised by the end of 2028.

The full dispatch is available from the source below.

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A country famous for staying out of other people's fights just wrote a 46-item to-do list because the neighborhood got rough. That's not panic, that's just a person locking the barn after hearing wolves two towns over. Ask again in 2028 whether the list got done or just got longer.

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