Germany investing in military amid concerns over Putin, uncertainty about U.S. support for European defense
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Germany is stepping up military recruiting and investing in everything from drones to spy cockroaches to build up its defense.

“[Putin] does not stop stressing what he’s really longing for, like, a renaissance of the Soviet empire,” Pistorius said of Putin. “He wants to be the dominant power in Europe. […]”

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Germany’s biggest defense contractor, Rheinmetall, and its subsidiaries have won a commanding share of recent government contracts.

Twitter: Germany is now rebuilding its military, and Rheinmetall is building and expanding 13 arms factories across Europe.

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Rheinmetall was one of Germany’s major arms producers during WWI and WWII.

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  • Euergetes [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 months ago

    the arrangement of an attack on a NATO country in a way that produced ignorable US losses would require downright collusion with Russia. US congress and people (as of 2025) would demand war for killing/capturing 10 yankee soldiers, nevermind a brigade or division