Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons – POLITICO
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A procurement plan obtained by POLITICO shows Berlin’s rearmament spree will overwhelmingly benefit European industry.

Germany’s new military procurement plan, obtained by POLITICO, shows that Berlin will steer its massive rearmament drive primarily to European industry, with only 8 percent going for American weapons.

That’s a blow for Donald Trump, who has been putting pressure on European countries to continue buying U.S. arms despite the geopolitical turmoil emanating from the White House.

The procurement plan shows Germany preparing to push through nearly €83 billion in contracts over the next year. The list, drawn up for the German parliament’s budget committee, details 154 major defense purchases between September 2025 and December 2026.

  • brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish
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    3 days ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_highest_military_expenditures

    Germany is already one of the biggest military spenders in the world, they are not “rearming” the government is arming even more and you shouldn’t be happy about it.

    From the lastest US executive order that labels antifa as a terrorist organization:

    "All relevant executive departments and agencies shall utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations”

    Any cent dumped on war can also be used against you, keep this in mind when you cheer up military spending.

    • FishFace@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      3 days ago

      Germany is also a large, wealthy country. If you compare it to its peers the picture is completely different. It spends about 1.9% of GDP on the military.

      Any cent dumped on war can also be used against you, keep this in mind when you cheer up military spending.

      Personally I am 0% worried about Germany’s military spending being used against me.

      I am much more worried that an overall more belligerent tone is being created in the world that will make it more dangerous for everyone, including me, but failure to respond to belligerence doesn’t make us safe either. Don’t forget what’s at stake: by shipping Ukrainian children off to Russia, Putin is carrying out ethnic cleansing. If his testing of boundaries reveals he might be able to take another slice of salami for himself, he is likely to. That slice will mean another attempt to extinguish a culture.