Most Swiss men are required to learn how to use a gun. Unlike the US, Switzerland has mandatory military service for men. All healthy men between the ages of 18 and 34 who are "fit for service ...

During World War Two, Switzerland had a network of around 8,000 bunkers and military shelters. Faced with high maintenance costs and a cooling threat of invasion, the Swiss army since the 1990s ...

Guns have long been a cultural cornerstone in both Switzerland and the United States. Yet, despite the high rates of gun ownership in both nations, the relationship each country has with firearms ...

At the fort of Furggels near the village of St. Magrethenberg, the muzzle of a 15cm gun peeks out of the bunker. Artillery fort Furggels was in military use from 1946 to 1998 and is now open to ...