In the Latest Euro Area Peace News: The Swiss Army Prepares for Unrest

Go Europe!

From CNBC:

The Swiss defense ministry told CNBC that it doesn’t rule out having to deploy troops in the coming years.

It launched the military exercise “Stabilo Due” in September to respond to the current instability in Europe and to test the speed at which its army can be dispatched. The country is not a member of the union or among the 17 countries that share the euro.

Some 2,000 troops were part of the drill exercise in eight different towns across the country. Infantry soldiers were used as well as the air force and special forces personnel in an assignment that took years to organize.

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