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Berlin says EU should prepare for war by end of decade

521 sats \ 11 comments \ @Fabs 28 Dec 2023 Ask_SN

German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, is trying his hardest to "renew" and "Future-Proof" the German Bundeswehr, because he thinks that there's a war looming on Europe's horizon.

Military conscription and a standard year within the Bundeswehr for every German young adult is on the table as well.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/berlin-says-eu-should-prepare-for-war-by-end-of-decade/

There a interesting times ahead, people.

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15 sats \ 0 replies \ @ladyluck 28 Dec 2023

When the Germans say war, they mean it!

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 28 Dec 2023

War with who?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Silent_Hodler 29 Dec 2023

Russia.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Gian 5 Jan

.....China vs Usa because of Taiwan, is the next one...

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Dec 2023

I don't like the sound of that.

288 sats \ 5 replies \ @Fabs OP 28 Dec 2023

Well, one has to ask themselves why countries as Russia, China and North-Korea keep on expanding and improving their armies... Certainly not because they're under threat of invasion, unlike South-Korea and Taiwan... 😶‍🌫️

1000 sats \ 1 reply \ @petertodd 28 Dec 2023

If you expand your army and use it to invade, you can steal shit from other countries. Which means the rest of the world that doesn't want to get invaded has to fund their defense, their militarizes.

It's no different from how if you get rid of the police, criminals flourish and start stealing, raping, and murdering.

Relying on diplomacy is idiotic.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gd 28 Dec 2023

Diplomacy is important, wars begin and end with policy, but you’re right– deterrence and "threat detection" (illegal spying) is the key strategy here. When you’re not the strongest, you’re weaker than someone else.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Dec 2023

Putting down domestic strife is what comes to mind with those particular countries. Also, I think we just saw why Russia built up their military.

Arms races can make game theoretic sense, but they aren't the prosperity maximizing solution, so it sucks to see things going this direction.

288 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 28 Dec 2023

In my opinion they build their armies to be able to launch attacks, such as Russia on Ukraine... I know, no rocket science, but that's what they intend to do.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Dec 2023

I think North Korea is a different situation, but China certainly might have some expansion in mind.