How Switzerland Defends itself

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00:00Surrounded by the world's most famous powerful armies, how did one small nation survive every

00:07major war for 500 years? It started with a crushing defeat in 1515, but from this loss,

00:15Switzerland discovered something more powerful than conquest. They turned their entire country

00:22into an impenetrable fortress. When Hitler's armies conquered all of Europe,

00:29Switzerland stood alone, a tiny island of freedom and a sea of tyranny. Their secret weapon

00:36wasn't just mountains, it was making them indispensable. Today, this master of neutrality

00:44hosts world peace, proving that sometimes the greatest power is knowing when not to fight.

00:51Switzerland, the nation that turned weakness into an ultimate strength.