Merz: Germany will build strongest conventional army in Europe
www.newsweek.com
European allies have stressed the urgency of growing and improving their military capabilities to counter Russia.

The Bundeswehr has around 181,600 active personnel, according to Global Firepower, which compiles military data.

For overall military power, the Global Firepower index ranks Germany third in the European Union (EU) behind Italy in second and France at the top. Within NATO, Germany ranks sixth in the military power index, behind Turkey in fourth, France in third, the U.K. in second, and the U.S. in first place.

The planned increase in German defense spending will please the Trump administration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. expects NATO allies to build up to spending 5 percent of their GDP on defense, and Washington will also do the same.

  • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
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    10 days ago

    Pretty sure it’s just memes. People mostly know, both inside and outside of Germany, that the EU is a phenomenal instrument of peace and prosperity not only for us germans but also the other members. And that Germany has nothing of value to gain and much to lose by antagonizing or attacking its neighbors and friends again.

    Or, a bit more pointedly, we don’t need to conquer Europe any more when they are all our economic vassals.