AHC: Swiss Nuclear Program!

[whitecrow]

Here is an alternative-history challenge: create a timeline where Switzerland develops its own nuclear weapons program. Bonus points if it is unclear which side Switzerland would join in the event of nuclear world war between superpowers.

 

[anon_user]

This happened in OTL, though the Swiss abandoned their nuclear weapons program before the Non-Proliferation Treaty went into effect; their program doesn't seem to have been as far along as the Swedish one, which actually contemplated development of a bomber to deliver its nuclear weapons.

 

[Michel Van]

If the Swiss got Nuclear weapon, they will use it only in Defense in case of Invasion or other threat.

but it will change the balance in Europe !
during the Swiss Nuclear program, Italy work on a nuclear missile program ALFA
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/alfa.htm
Italy wanted under NATO Multilateral Nuclear Force (MLF) concept, equipped the ALFA with US nukes
with nuclear Swiss, the Italian government will insists on ALFA
also Yugoslavia and Romania work also on nuclear weapon program until 1970s

so in worst case scenario
In the 1980s will be nuclear weapons in Swiss, Italy and Yugoslavia...