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Nema – a Swiss cipher machine
During the Second World War, Switzerland developed a better cipher machine than Enigma: Nema.
Demonstration of a German Enigma device. Youtube
![Specifications for Nema before production began in 1945.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/06-protlokoll-1945-pflichtenheft-300x218.jpg)
![The wheels of the Nema: the wheels moved at irregular intervals, which made the process more secure.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/03-nema-detail-300x195.jpg)
![The Nema manual, which came out in 1948.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/05-bundesarchiv-manual-300x216.jpg)
![The Nema manual, which came out in 1948.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/06-bundesarchiv-manual2-300x208.jpg)
The Nema manual, which came out in 1948. Swiss Federal Archives
During the Second World War, Switzerland developed a better cipher machine than Enigma: Nema.