At its plenary meeting in Solothurn, the Group for a Switzerland without an Army (GSoA) passed a resolution "against the billion-euro plans of the arms industry". Instead, it called for "a sober threat analysis". The participants also decided to support the initiative to ban nuclear weapons. +Is Switzerland moving towards a European security alliance? GSoA Secretary Jonas Heeb wrote in a press release that the Swiss army's armament plans are not based on a realistic threat, but on empty security promises. Instead of "haphazardly pumping billions into armaments", the GSoA is calling for a security policy that is orientated towards "realistic threat scenarios such as disaster prevention or the climate crisis". The 50 participants at the meeting had already decided to support the text of the initiative to ban nuclear weapons. This is due to be launched in the summer. It calls on the government to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). + Switzerland refuses to ...
