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Just in time for the 100th anniversary.
Germany unveils strategy for becoming Europe’s strongest military by 2039Defense News
VIENNA — Germany revealed a package of foundational strategic documents for its armed forces on Wednesday, including the country’s first standalone military strategy, a new capability profile, a personnel growth plan and a redesigned reserve strategy — the most comprehensive overhaul of Bundeswehr planning in decades.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius first announced the package at the annual armed forces conference in November, framing the plans as a historic turning point. Defense leaders presented the finished documents to lawmakers this week, offering unclassified outlines for public consumption at an April 22 press conference in Berlin.
“Rarely has a military strategy been as necessary as in this historical phase,” he told reporters. The documents, which the ministry describes as classified “living documents” subject to ongoing revision, will serve as the strategic foundation for the Bundeswehr for the next 20 years.
Titled “Verantwortung für Europa” − Responsibility for Europe − the military strategy identifies Russia as the primary threat and sets out scenarios for potential attacks on NATO territory. Pistorius declined to detail the classified threat assessments, quipping that releasing them would be tantamount to “adding Vladimir Putin to our email distribution list.” The strategy also marks a doctrinal shift toward a “one theater approach,” treating NATO territory, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific as interconnected security spaces rather than discrete theaters.
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Defense Minister Boris Pistorius first announced the package at the annual armed forces conference in November, framing the plans as a historic turning point. Defense leaders presented the finished documents to lawmakers this week, offering unclassified outlines for public consumption at an April 22 press conference in Berlin.
“Rarely has a military strategy been as necessary as in this historical phase,” he told reporters. The documents, which the ministry describes as classified “living documents” subject to ongoing revision, will serve as the strategic foundation for the Bundeswehr for the next 20 years.
Titled “Verantwortung für Europa” − Responsibility for Europe − the military strategy identifies Russia as the primary threat and sets out scenarios for potential attacks on NATO territory. Pistorius declined to detail the classified threat assessments, quipping that releasing them would be tantamount to “adding Vladimir Putin to our email distribution list.” The strategy also marks a doctrinal shift toward a “one theater approach,” treating NATO territory, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific as interconnected security spaces rather than discrete theaters.
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Maybe they can go fight Russia!!!!
