The Confederation’s desire to intensify its collaboration with NATO and the war in Ukraine are they claiming a first victim, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TIAN) adopted in July 2017 in New York and entered into force in January 2021? According to informed sources, The weather learned that Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, spoke regarding the TIAN to Federal Councilor Viola Amherd during her visit to the organization’s headquarters in Brussels in March. A way of trying to dissuade Bern from signing and ratifying the treaty. Pressure from NATO, but also from three of its members, the United States, the United Kingdom and France would be very strong. However, the Federal Council should give its decision in the coming weeks following having conducted an interdepartmental analysis to assess in particular the interactions between the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the TIAN.
