Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Mandatory conscription and subway stations as bunkers: Germany outlines
wartime plans
At the time of reunification in 1990, the combined manpower of the
German military was as many as 585,000 strong. However, as compulsory military
service was suspended in 2011, the present active personnel of the German
military is about 180,000. In the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine in February
2022, Germany started reviewing the military preparedness for Russia’s
aggression further into the continent. Recently, for the first time since the
Cold War, Germany has updated plans to cope with a military attack by Russia. The
plan includes military conscription and mandatory assignment of skilled workers
like bakeries, doctors, and nurses. Also included was rationing of essential
foods like rice and condensed milk. In addition, it includes a transformation of
underground stations for bunkers for civilians. As Russia’s war in Ukraine
shows no sign of ending, many European NATO member states are updating wartime
plans, and Germany wants to be ready for war before the next decade.
It took about 20 years to break the peace after World War I. The cold
war lasted over four decades. And over three decades have passed since the end
of the Cold War. Will Germany play a role in peace or war in Europe in the near
future?
Read the article and learn about how Germany is preparing for the next
war.
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