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Would Switzerland have let Oerlikon go bankrupt?

Swiss intervention is considered probable, with the bargaining outcome left uncertain.

Question

Would Switzerland have allowed Oerlikon to go bankrupt?

Short answer

Probably not, but the answer expressly leaves the counterfactual uncertain.

Notes

The answer doubts that Switzerland would have allowed Oerlikon to fail. It also states that the outcome cannot be known because the parties were bargaining. This is a tentative counterfactual judgement, without a detailed account of a rescue plan.