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John Bolton, former US national security adviser, believes Switzerland should join NATO due to the changing geopolitical landscape.

He warns that Trump may abandon NATO and impose tariffs on European imports, potentially leading to a trade war.

Bolton emphasizes the importance of NATO for collective security and encourages European countries to increase their defense spending.

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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bah. Who needs NATO when you have the world's best pikemen?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Despite looking very silly, the Swiss Guard are pretty badass. They don't just have pikes either.

This is inside their armory:

[–] ours@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

A bunch of old, outdated guns?

More seriously they most certainly have their Swiss Army service weapons (Sig 550s).