Switzerland plans revamp of Cold War-era nuclear bunker network

A Swiss flag is seen on a bunk bed are seen in the atomic shelter underneath the civil protection building in Gollion, Switzerland, December 12, 2024. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani

GOLLION, Switzerland (Reuters) -Switzerland wants to update its network of ageing nuclear shelters, which are increasingly seen as an asset at a time of greater global uncertainty, notably since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Thanks to a 1963 law, Switzerland is already ahead of neighbours like Germany. Each of its 9 million residents, including foreigners and refugees, is guaranteed a spot in a bunker to protect them from bombs and nuclear radiation.