"Switzerland may be famous for its neutrality; however, it’s anything but lax defensively. Every bridge and every tunnel is designed with built-in explosives to destroy it. Even today, you can’t get a building permit without a first class, expensive, bomb shelter worked into the plan. Sprawling hospitals are dug into mountains, still ventilated to be kept dry and ready for use. And halfway up alpine cliffs, bat-cave-type doors can slide open, allowing fighter jets to zoom into action from hidden airstrips cut out of solid rock."
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Switzerland: Your Barn Door’s Open
