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Maybe EU should keep some weapons for itself, instead of exporting everything: 2015: Germany’s army is so under-equipped that it used broomsticks instead of ma
by 323 5y ago
Maybe EU should keep some weapons for itself, instead of exporting everything:
2015: Germany’s army is so under-equipped that it used broomsticks instead of machine guns in an exercise
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/19/germanys-army-is-so-under-equipped-that-it-used-broomsticks-instead-of-machine-guns/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/19...
- lorenzfx 5y agoAs commented below: That broomstick example gets paraded around a lot, but this was on a vehicle that wasn't supposed to have a gun in the first place. There is a lot of valid criticism on the readiness of Germany's armed forces, this isn't one.
- tablespoon 5y ago> Maybe EU should keep some weapons for itself, instead of exporting everything: They got the message. IIRC, Germany's going to throw something like the equivalent of two years worth of extra defense spending at addressing its military under-funding problems, plus actually meeting its NATO obligation of 2% GDP in defense spending in the future. IIRC, there was even talk about making that a constitutional requirement as well.