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Escalation propaganda continues: ‘Germany is preparing for war: Expert warns: “We must be able to hold out for years in an emergency”’ Now everyone who wants peace should take a stand against this



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Threat level rising: German Armed Forces must continue to rearm

Arms expert warns against Vladimir Putin

Problems with rearmament: too little time, too little capacity

Politics and industry united – Susanne Wiegand calls for joint armament plan for Germany

After taking office, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced his intention to make the Bundeswehr ‘the strongest army in Europe.’ A look at the bare figures shows that so far, there are shortcomings in every area. But even if the money for the ‘Bundeswehr mega-project’ is available after the debt brake is relaxed, Germany faces an unprecedented challenge. Arms expert Susanne Wiegand warns the Bild newspaper urgently of Putin's willingness to fight – and calls for more commitment from the arms industry.

Germany is rearming (too slowly) – Putin is targeting NATO's eastern flank

"Putin will probably not give us five years to test NATO on its eastern flank. Especially if Russia can withdraw forces from Ukraine in a ceasefire," warns arms manager Susanne Wiegeland. She knows what she is talking about. The 53-year-old was head of the arms company Renk until the end of January. She is certain that Germany does not have enough time to rearm the Bundeswehr as necessary.

Defence against Vladimir Putin: turbo rearmament within the next 12 months

The Bundeswehr must become ‘capable of acting and persevering in the short term,’ the expert is certain. This means that ‘within a period of 18, but better 12 months,’ there must be a substantial rearmament. However, this requires a ‘new pact between politics and industry. Because: It can only work with cooperation. Industry must ’now step out of its comfort zone‘ and utilise ’European manufacturing capacities,‘ according to Wiegand. But what exactly does that mean?

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