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Only recently did Oskar Bohlin (38), the Swedish Minister of Civil Protection, make it clear to his compatriots: “War could break out in Sweden.” The likelihood of war now also seems high in Germany. Last week, the Bundeswehr presented the German “Operation Plan” (Oplan), which is intended to determine Germany’s course of action in the event of war. The greatest danger at the moment is Russian President Vladimir Putin (71), who, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (63), could have his troops invade a European country other than Ukraine during the American elections in November.
According to Focus, the plan should consist of hundreds of pages and be ready by the end of March. Lieutenant General André Bodemann (58) described the Oplan to the German news agency as follows: “This must be a plan that is feasible and achievable, not a pipe dream, a thought concept, but actually something tangible that can ultimately work. »
The military shared four threats they could expect:
- Fake news and disinformation
- Attacks in cyberspace
- Targeted espionage
- Sabotage by special forces
According to Colonel Andreas Schreiber, these threats are already observable today. Particularly with regard to artificial intelligence, he believes the threat situation will get worse in the future: “These things will get much, much better in the future. They will become much, much faster and they will come at us at a cadence that will cause us to lose sight and hearing,” he is sure.
NATO is also preparing
According to “Bild”, the Opplan should also involve citizens. Because the soldiers would have to go to the front during the war, they would miss other roles in their own country. Citizens must then take their place and do volunteer work.
NATO is also preparing for an emergency. Starting in February, the defense alliance plans to hold the largest exercise since the Cold War. About 90,000 soldiers will be mobilized and trained together for this purpose. (obf)
Source: Blick
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