Germany Aims to Build Europe’s Most Powerful Army, Says Chancellor Merz

[candide]

4 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

It's a complete ostrich head in the sand tactic by Merz, they are just ruling out nuclear weapons.

 

Germany of course has renounced nuclear weapons Japan style, but even if that is reversed, the small amounts of Uranium in the former East Germany would probably not suffice. Despite having ample technical expertise to build nuclear weapons Germany would still need outside support to build a nuclear arsenal. 

 

How do the UK and France do it, where do they get their uranium?

Australia, I guess.

 

My comment was not only targeting Germany, but all related countries, including the U.S. 

If the U.S withdraws its nuclear protection of Europe (it's currently only a scenario), the only practical solution is nuclear proliferation. That would also mean the de-facto end of the treaty, and nuclear proliferation in other regions.

[Cameroni]

1 minute ago, candide said:

Australia, I guess.

 

My comment was not only targeting Germany, but all related countries, including the U.S. 

If the U.S withdraws its nuclear protection of Europe (it's currently only a scenario), the only practical solution is nuclear proliferation. That would also mean the de-facto end of the treaty, and nuclear proliferation in other regions.

 

I see the UK got US uranium, France from Madagascar and their nuclear power residue.

 

Merz selling a strong army to the people of Germany as sufficient protection is a joke surely. How would Germany prevail against nuclear power being nuclear naked herself?

[candide]

1 minute ago, Bannoi said:

Unfortunately and reluctantly I have to agree with you France and the UK could share the technology with other European countries without extending its nuclear protection but at what cost.

 

Nuclear weapons are probably the greatest curse threatening mankind today if they are ever used in earnest nowhere in the world will be safe.

 

What I fear the most is if some terrorist organisation manages to get its hands on one.

 

 

It's unlikely that some terrorist organisation gets its hand on one, as they are well protected.

 

However, it's not impossible to make a dirty bomb.

[Bannoi]

21 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

How do the UK and France do it, where do they get their uranium?

The UK mainly from Australia and Canada

[BLMFem]

Not hard to find out. From ChatGPT:

 

 

[Cameroni]

Thanks guys, so a bit of domestic and various other nations like US, Canada, and Australia.

 

Just like them, Germany would have to source uranium from third parties. I don't think East Germany has enough either.

[BerndD]

3 hours ago, JonnyF said:

May as well.

 

They will have a lot of manufacturing capacity available now that nobody is buying German products.

 

German arms exports reached a new high of 13 billion euros in 2024.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

 

I see the UK got US uranium, France from Madagascar and their nuclear power residue.

 

Merz selling a strong army to the people of Germany as sufficient protection is a joke surely. How would Germany prevail against nuclear power being nuclear naked herself?

And yet on the news every night is a non nuclear war with Russia that has slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Russian troops while obliterating vast amounts of Russian military hardware.

 

 

[Yellowtail]

Electric tanks? 

[johng]

1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

Electric tanks? 

Ha ha  yes    isn't one of the US tanks propelled by electric motors electric 

but the electric comes from a jet engine..?

I wonder where Germany is gong to get the energy to make these new armaments in the first pace   seeing as they shut all their nuclear plants and have no Russian gas.?

[Yellowtail]

20 minutes ago, johng said:

Ha ha  yes    isn't one of the US tanks propelled by electric motors electric 

but the electric comes from a jet engine..?

I wonder where Germany is gong to get the energy to make these new armaments in the first pace   seeing as they shut all their nuclear plants and have no Russian gas.?

Windmills on the roof, and a solar powered fan to make the wind. 

[bendejo]

22 hours ago, Social Media said:

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz

 

Hey, is this the same Fred Merz from "I Love Lucy"?

"Freeeeeddddddd, you got some explaining to do  . . . "