John McPhee, in The Swiss Army The New Yorkey (Oct. 31 and Nov. 7,1983),
25 West 43rd St.,New York, N.Y. 10036.
For nearly 500 years, Switzerland has stayed out of Europe's wars relying on what the Swiss call the "Porcupine Principle." The formula is simple, reports McPhee, a New Yorker writer: The tiny nation bristles with arms and its people stand ready to fight.
Topography-the Jura mountains and the Alps-makes Switzerland
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