‘Who Is Our Enemy?’ Neutral Switzerland Votes on Fighter Jets

‘Who Is Our Enemy?’ Neutral Switzerland Votes on Fighter Jets
A Swiss Air Force F/A 18 Hornet aircraft releases flare during the Air14 airshow at the airport in Payerne, Switzerland, on Aug. 31, 2014. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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ZURICH—Switzerland, which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies, wants to spend billions on new fighter jets.

Many oppose the idea, saying the neutral country neither can afford nor needs cutting-edge warplanes to defend Alpine territory which a supersonic jet can cross in 10 minutes.