>> And that's part of the reason why in 2002, Switzerland's government reduced the Sonnenberg bunker capacity from 20,000 to just 2,000. Its floors filled with bunk beds, a prison and hospital, all deep underground, have been repurposed over the years as overflow housing for refugees, asylum seekers and the homeless.
It's a use that has been criticized by organizations that help these populations. Some asylum seekers have protested against being housed here.
It has never been used for its original intent: to protect people from nuclear fallout. But the Swiss government continues to spend tens of millions of dollars a year to maintain it and hundreds of thousands of other bunkers throughout the country — just in case.
>> And that's part of the reason why in 2002, Switzerland's government reduced the Sonnenberg bunker capacity from 20,000 to just 2,000. Its floors filled with bunk beds, a prison and hospital, all deep underground, have been repurposed over the years as overflow housing for refugees, asylum seekers and the homeless. It's a use that has been criticized by organizations that help these populations. Some asylum seekers have protested against being housed here. It has never been used for its original intent: to protect people from nuclear fallout. But the Swiss government continues to spend tens of millions of dollars a year to maintain it and hundreds of thousands of other bunkers throughout the country — just in case.
Oh well...
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Edit: I learned today this phrase was by Chamberlain. Ironic.
Reminds me of Singapore. Neutral country, has conscription, every home has a bomb shelter.