La Germania sostiene il 5% del bersaglio di spesa per la difesa della NATO
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-backs-5-nato-defense-spending-target/a-72549909
di DrThomasBuro
La Germania sostiene il 5% del bersaglio di spesa per la difesa della NATO
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-backs-5-nato-defense-spending-target/a-72549909
di DrThomasBuro
18 commenti
Quote: After meeting with his US counterpart at a gathering of NATO foreign ministers in Turkey, Germany’s foreign minister said Berlin is willing to “follow” US President’s Trump’s demand for increased defense spending.
I’d like to see detailed analysis on how much of this 5% will land in non-eu hands, particularly in murican hands…
Let’s not forget that a few months ago germany made it very clear that they want to keep buying murican weapons to “avoid damaging the diplomatic connections”. What a joke!
Funny. This doesn’t sound like something that was cleared with the rest of the cabinet, nor does it sound like something parliament would just support without a fight. When I read this breaking news this morning, my first thought was: “This is going to be funny day. Let’s wait for the reactions, especially from the social democrats.”
This is an epic figure. Now if they can just fix the bureaucracy for procurement and stop losers challenging contract awards in court, they’d be in business.
It‘s a bit like bluffing, while repeatedly telling everyone that you really really will not bluff.
To be honest, I am not so fond of the idea of Germany spending almost 250 bln USD each year on military while in the same time AfD is gaining popularity and might one day rule the country.
That would be amazing if it came to fruition but I won’t hold my breath
5% spending means EU is seeing both Russia and US as a security issue. All of EU 5% spending (with applying PPP) means resulting military budget is bigger than US military budget.
For context. That would be a higher percentage than what West Germany spent at the hight of the Cold War.
Back then West Germany had a bigger military than all other European NATO members combined and stronger than the US forces in Europe.
The West German Bundeswehr was over 500.000 strong, with over 3000 tanks, thousand fighter jets etc. And that was only the active forces. With reserves and equipment in storage, it would have been millions strong and still well equipped.
The Cold War Bundeswehr was the backbone of the NATO forces that held the entire Warsaw Pact in check.
The modern, united Germany has a much bigger population and GDP than the Western half in the 1980s.
A permanent defence spending of over 5% would result in a military, that is totally overkill to deter Russia. Even Germany on its own. It would be a force fitting a global super power with ambitions to control the entire world. Together with the rest of Europe, it would easily rival the US.
Is Trump sure he wants that?
Putins “special military operation” is all going to plan.
Lmao the country that bitches for 2 decades about the 2% mark now goes to 5%. Maybe if everyone paid their 2% America would not have been pissed about being the one to carry all of NATO on its back. (Shout out to Greece and Poland for almost always hitting the 2%, though)
Backing and spending are different.
Let’s see how this goes.
Well, so long as nothing goes to America i say go for it
The Daily Mail will probably lead on with a headline: “Achtung – Panzer!”
The German cultural tendency to over-correct was always going to happen here, and I’m all for it 🤠
I’m sure this comment will get buried but Europeans and Americans dont seem to realize how how powerful NATOs military already is. There is no force on the planet combined that can fight and win a war against the NATO military. And I am talking about right now at current spending levels. The only threat in the world that would facilitate all of Europe spending 5% on its military is if there was a future war with the US. NATO as it stands is not at risk. I am all for every country in Europe hitting 2 or 3 percent but 5 is just an extraordinary amount if overkill.
Overkill honestly
It shouldn’t be kept on 5% for more than a few years at most, but as a German I can assure you the Bundeswehr absolutely needs sums like this right now together with a complete reform of the procurement office. The Merkel decades of constant underinvestment in the Bundeswehr has left deep scars and literally destroyed whole areas and abilities of the Bundeswehr. The 100 billion packet was a good start, but barely a drop in the ocean. The Bundeswehr was in absolutely horrible shape and now it barely improved to partially combat ready.