At the other end were Obwalden (132%), Glarus (142%) and Graubunden (146%), with a surplus of space. Vaud (97%), Ticino (97%) and Thurgau (98%) were just below 100% coverage.

However, 7 cantons had a shortage of spaces, with the cantons of Geneva (72%), Neuchâtel (76%), Basel-City (81%) and Fribourg (90%) at the bottom. It response, the municipality says an armed conflict on Swiss territory is unlikely and so the allocation of spaces in bomb shelters has not been made.Īccording to a document from 2017 provided to RTS by the federal government, the number of shelter spaces – public and private – had reached 110% of the population.

The post says that the most asked questions currently relate to atomic shelters and the possible shortage of places and basic supplies. The municipality of Biel/Bienne in the canton of Bern has received a number of calls and so decided to post information on the subject on its website. However, with Russia’s current nuclear saber rattling, a number of residents have been calling their local municipalities to find out where their atomic shelter space is located, according to RTS. This must either be in the home, or, in the case of some new buildings, a special tax can be paid to fund and secure a space in a communal shelter.Ĭonsidered by some to be an outdated vestige of the cold war, the requirement has been challenged numerous times at the federal level. The door to a Swiss atomic shelter – © Le News SARLĪccording to the law, every resident must have a place in a shelter.

However, the rules on atomic shelters have not been followed in a number of cantons and municipalities, reports RTS. The distance is extended to a 60 minute walk in mountain regions. In Switzerland, every resident must have a place in an atomic bomb shelter within a 30 minute walk of their home.

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