Template:Did you know nominations/Switzerland and weapons of mass destruction


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:00, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

Switzerland and weapons of mass destruction

 * ... that the Swiss government "made detailed plans to acquire and test nuclear weapons during the Cold War"? Source:
 * ALT1:... that the Swiss Federal Council "released a public statement in 1958 stating that although a world without nuclear weapons was in Switzerland's interest, its neighboring countries adopting nuclear weapons would force it to do likewise"?
 * ALT2:... that Swiss voters twice rejected proposals to ban or create restrictions on the acquirement of nuclear weapons, in April 1962 and May 1963 respectively, when the Swiss government was actively planning the acquisition of nuclear weapons?
 * ALT3:... that "while his specific role is questioned," physicist and professor Paul Scherrer "played an important role in the Swiss nuclear program"?
 * ALT4: ...that Switzerland started studying the possibility of building nuclear weapons less than two weeks after the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and continued its military nuclear program until 1988?

Improved to Good Article status by 1990'sguy (talk). Self-nominated at 14:03, 2 February 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Almost there . I recommend the first hook or ALT 3, but you need a source at the end of the sentence to verify your hook. The rest is good: short and sweet, promoted to GA within time frame, and interesting. Ping me when you add the source and I'll pass you.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 04:56, 6 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I added the citation. I also added quotation marks around the hook because I think I phrased the hook better than the intro sentence of the actual article. Does all this work? --1990&#39;sguy (talk) 17:25, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg yes all is good now. I have passed it and recommend to promote first hook to closing admin. Good work!TheGracefulSlick (talk) 17:50, 6 February 2017 (UTC)