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Armaments, conscription, atomic bombs: How can we defend ourselves? | Possoch explains | BR24

Those who fast for news run the risk of losing track – because the balance of power shifts daily. Where the NATO alliance was long considered a safeguard for European defense, there is now... little. US President Donald Trump repeatedly makes it clear: he doesn't think much of the transatlantic alliance; Europe is on its own. But how? Does Germany need a new military draft? Who should pay for it? And who should actually serve and how? And what equipment should soldiers be equipped with? Will none of it ultimately help – except for the atomic bomb? Possoch explains with Aylin Matlé and Stefan Thumann. CONTENT 00:00 "Whatever it takes" 01:37 Defense: More than the Bundeswehr 04:18 Conscription? – And how? 09:06 No personnel. No equipment. No ammunition. 13:15 Wake-up calls. Again. 14:26 Does Germany need its own atomic bomb? According to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces Högl, the Bundeswehr continues to have a personnel shortage. Therefore, the military registration system must be reactivated, she demands in her new annual report. Germany needs an "excellently trained and equipped army." The Bundestag's Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, is pushing for a military registration system for service in the armed forces. It is "urgently necessary" to reactivate the registration system enshrined in the Conscription Act, regardless of tension or a state of defense, the SPD politician writes in her new annual report. "A country that could respond to a possible attack with an excellently trained and equipped army deters potential aggressors." "The Bundeswehr once again made no progress in the reporting year in achieving its original target of 2025, but later adjusted, of reaching a personnel strength of 203,000 soldiers by 2031," Högl notes. The number of men and women in the Bundeswehr even fell slightly to 181,174. Högl supports the not-yet-implemented concept of Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD). It stipulates that men of military age are contacted and must respond. Women are not required to do so. At the same time, Högl advocates for a mandatory year of community service for both women and men, which can also be completed in the Bundeswehr. "The next Bundestag should promptly discuss the issue – the introduction of a new military service and the introduction of a mandatory year of community service – and make decisions." Conscription was suspended in Germany in 2011 under then Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU) after 55 years. This eliminated military registration, medical examinations, and the 52 district military recruitment offices. In light of the changing global situation, there is also discussion in Germany about whether conscription should be reactivated – this would go beyond Pistorius's proposal. Högl opposes this, arguing that there are currently not enough training rooms and instructors. Further links: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutsch... https://www.iwkoeln.de/studien/philip... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/... https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/ueber-di... https://taz.de/Wehranwalt-sicht-Perso... https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutsch... https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutsch... https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/1... https://www.br.de/nachrichten/wirtsch... https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/... Presenter: Dominic Possoch Video production: Tim Hanke-Zilles Graphics: Christoph Gremmer, Maxi Schumann Research and text: Anna Feininger, Dominic Possoch BR24 editorial team: Christian Schiffer, Gudrun Riedl © BR24 Click here to visit our BR24 website: http://www.BR24.de BR24 newsletter - subscribe here: http://br24.de/newsletter BR24 Facebook:   / br24   BR24 Twitter:   / br24   BR24 Instagram:   / br24   #Conscription #Bundeswehr #Armament #NuclearBomb #USA #Democracy #Europe #Trump #Ukraine #Russia #NATO #DebtBrake #BR24 #Possochklaert