Germany’s Massive Rearmament Explained

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Last week, Germany announced a new military strategy to become a new military superpower in Europe. With Germany’s plan to double their military numbers, we’re taking a look at why this is happening and whether it could replace the US in NATO.

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Germany’s new military strategy
https://www.ft.com/content/826c0570-b254-467a-8bba-e124e927c732?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-rearmament-upends-europes-power-balance-military/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/20/germanys-grand-plan-to-build-europes-strongest-army/
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/germany-ease-expand-defence-procurement-quickly-boost-military-2025-07-23/
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/08/will-germany-rearm-quickly-enough

Trump considers withdrawing from NATO and US troops from Europe
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/01/donald-trump-strongly-considering-pulling-us-out-of-nato/
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-weighs-pulling-some-us-troops-europe-amid-nato-strains-official-says-2026-04-09/

Reuters: US sets 2027 deadline for Europe to replace the US in NATO
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-sets-2027-deadline-europe-led-nato-defense-officials-say-2025-12-05/

European defence spending
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-aims-to-spend-e76-3-billion-on-defense-in-2030/
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-pledges-to-hit-3-5-percent-defense-spending-target-by-2029/
https://www.strategie-plan.gouv.fr/files/files/Publications/2025-05-19%20-%20NF02%20-%20R%C3%A9armement/Note%20Flash%20n%C2%B02-%20EN%20-%2028.05%20copie.pdf

German coalition row over military service bill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrzjnrdd2ko
https://www.ft.com/content/cd1a6e8e-514f-4c56-973d-8541c1a1c87d
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-draft-military-service-law-2397962

FCAS fighter jet project
https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-friedrich-merz-france-germany-more-time-joint-fighter-jet-once-again/
https://www.euractiv.com/news/franco-german-fcas-fighter-jet-talks-back-in-defence-ministers-hands-macron-says/

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