The reaction of the German government to the new security situation / Berlin formulates a comprehensive defense plan

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting The newspaper “Passair Noye Presse”, the German government reacted to the new security situation and for the first time after the Cold War, formulated a comprehensive defense plan.

In this way, with better networking for security institutions, natural disaster control organizations and industrial companies, the German army prepares itself for Germany’s national defense.

Lieutenant General Andre Budman, the commander of the regional command of the army, said in an interview with the German news agency: “For this purpose, a new operational plan for Germany (OPLAN) will be prepared, which will specify how to advance jointly in the event of tension and defense.

Bodman said: Germany’s operational plan is based on the current security situation and threat in Germany and Europe. This plan should be a plan that is feasible and practical, not just a dream, an intellectual concept, but actually something tangible that can ultimately work.

The document, which is top secret and contains hundreds of pages, will now be discussed at a symposium in Berlin with police officials, civil protection officers, THW, scientists, the energy and logistics industry and allies. This plan should be prepared and updated by the end of March. After that, for the first time after the Cold War, Germany will have an updated and comprehensive defense plan. That Germany was a frontline country is different. Now, according to NATO, Germany is in the “rear area”.

This tall German general said: This means that I expect a tank battle in the northern plains of Germany. I don’t have and I hope there are no airdrops by Russian paratroopers either. He added: “But our critical infrastructures, ports, bridges, energy companies, of course, with sabotage actions, are probably threatened by special forces that have infiltrated and are trying to disrupt these very critical infrastructures.”

The top German general said the military expects four threats, some of which are already visible, including Fake news and false information. The adversary will try to influence the government’s decisions, people’s opinion and maybe the media as well. Attacks in cyberspace are also predicted against energy and telecommunications companies.

He added: The third case is targeted espionage. And the fourth part, said the general, against which we must now arm ourselves, is obviously sabotage by special forces, for example, by irregulars who try to render one thing or another unusable in order to hinder or prevent deployment. .” . In addition, critical infrastructure can be targeted by ballistic missiles from the other side. We are working on a protective shield.

This German general also “Western allies in Ukraine are seeing how such attacks on infrastructure can be carried out. German military planners assume that a larger portion of NATO’s own forces are needed for deterrence and defense on NATO’s eastern flank, and cannot be Germany itself planned. But I have to ensure this protection. This is what I am doing with the newly established Internal Security Forces. We are currently building six regiments, but according to the German operational plan we want to Let’s clearly determine how many regiments we really need.

According to him, Germany’s duty is to maintain deployment routes for allies and supply convoys (“supporting the host country”). will be. Intensified training is currently underway. He added: The German army, which has been significantly reduced in size since the war, must increasingly involve civilian companies and rely on so-called maintenance agreements to provide maximum civilian services.

The German general added: “There are developments in weapons technology, digitalization, the whole cyber issue and new threats related to it.” He said: “The separation between foreign and domestic security is no longer as clear as it was several years ago. We need to network much more, we need to exchange much more.”

“Bodman” emphasized: This defense planning is primarily aimed at deterrence. We do something to prevent conflict or war in the first place.

Meanwhile, Boris Pistorius, the Minister of Defense of Germany, wants an open discussion about security policy in the society. Pistorius said: “It should be discussed whether Germany is ready to defend itself in an emergency.” The context of the debate on the possibility of introducing conscription or military service has called for a social debate on security policy. His ministry is currently investigating “what models that have proven themselves in other countries might be relevant for us in Germany, with or without appropriate modifications,” he said on Wednesday during a visit to the Bundeswehr University in Hamburg.

That’s why we need an open debate about what “resilience, national defense and unity are worth to “We have it and what we are prepared to do to do it.” We are ready to defend this country in an emergency. And who is this us? This debate must be done.

Pistorius also said: Living in peace and freedom in the middle of Europe is no longer an undeniable certainty. The role of Germany and the Bundeswehr in this alliance has also changed. Germany is a stronger and more active player in security policy, including military. In order to further contribute to security on the European continent, the Bundeswehr should be invested. More money for defense also means less money for other policy areas. Even if many people don’t like these conversations and thoughts, we will only become more resilient as a society if we are willing to have these discussions and chart the course.

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