{"id":100783,"date":"2023-12-11T09:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T09:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=100783"},"modified":"2023-12-11T09:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T09:25:47","slug":"germanys-top-soldier-warns-russia-may-trigger-a-defensive-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/world-news\/germanys-top-soldier-warns-russia-may-trigger-a-defensive-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&apos;s top soldier warns Russia may trigger a &apos;defensive&apos; war"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Germany&#8217;s highest-ranking soldier warns Russia may invade triggering a &#8216;defensive&#8217; war<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Germany&#8217;s top soldier said that the nation need to prepare for a &#8216;defensive&#8217; war<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia&#8217;s arms production has been rising steadily over the last year<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bundeswehr&#8217;s Inspector General warned it may not be able to take on Russia<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Germany may soon have to wage a &#8216;defensive&#8217; war against Russia, the nation&#8217;s top soldier has warned.<\/p>\n<p>Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer, Germany&#8217;s highest-ranking soldier, warned that the nation will have to get used to the notion that &#8216;one day we might have to fight a defensive war&#8217;, citing the aggressive behaviour of Russia&#8217;s dictator Vladimir Putin\u00a0and his army&#8217;s slow, but steady, rearmament efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Russia faced a low point in the Spring of 2023, facing a massive shortage of vehicles, weapons and ammunition, its factories have increased the output of military equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Russia is producing more than 100 long-range missiles a month, up from 40 per month at the start of its invasion of Ukraine, the\u00a0Royal United Services Institute reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On top of this, its artillery ammunition production has almost doubled, and was recently boosted by more than a million shells and hundreds of howitzers from North Korea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/08\/78813425-12849475-image-a-10_1702285168950.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While Russia faced a low point in the Spring of 2023, facing a massive shortage of vehicles, weapons and ammunition, its factories have increased the output of military equipment<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/08\/78813423-12849475-image-a-12_1702285184728.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Russia is producing more than 100 long-range missiles a month, up from 40 per month at the start of its invasion of Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/08\/78813427-12849475-image-m-11_1702285172244.jpg\" height=\"896\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer (pictured) admitted that the Bundeswehr isn&#8217;t currently set up for &#8216;national and allied defence&#8217; as it is currently focused on resolving international crisis<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/08\/78813421-12849475-image-a-13_1702285187384.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Putin has exhibited increasingly aggressive behaviour in the last year\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Putin&#8217;s media attack dogs make embarrassing gaffe by broadcasting MI6 chief&#8217;s plea to Russians to &#8216;join hands with us&#8217; and spy for Britain<\/h3>\n<p>Iran has also set up factories that are solely aiding Russia&#8217;s war efforts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite his concerns, Breuer was quick to say that Germany, a member of NATO since 1955, had the capability to defend itself: &#8216;We have no alternative. We can defend ourselves and we will defend ourselves.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But he also admitted that the Bundeswehr isn&#8217;t currently set up for &#8216;national and allied defence&#8217; as it is currently focused on resolving international crisis, adding that there are &#8216;structures that make quick and targeted decisions almost impossible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said that the way to get around this was to &#8216;prepare for advances in technology and for even more intensified hybrid warfare.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The first step is to become aware of the threat. Not only we soldiers, but society as a whole must recognise the need for even more consistent deterrence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For decades, civil-military cooperation has always been thought of as a one-way street.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When there was an emergency, in a catastrophe or during a pandemic, the Bundeswehr had to move in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/09\/78813935-12849475-image-a-14_1702285250756.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s artillery ammunition production has almost doubled<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/09\/78813939-12849475-image-a-15_1702285255617.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For decades, civil-military cooperation has always been thought of as a one-way street.&#8217; Breuer said<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/09\/78813953-12849475-image-a-16_1702285257799.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the head of Poland&#8217;s national security agency warned that Russia could trigger a third world war by attacking a NATO nation within the next three years<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But now we are experiencing the opposite: now we need support from society.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Germany isn&#8217;t the only NATO member that has warned of an imminent attack from Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the head of\u00a0Poland&#8217;s national security agency warned that Russia could trigger a third world war by attacking a NATO nation within the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>Jacek Siewiera suggested that an attack could come from NATO&#8217;s eastern flank which includes countries such as Poland, Estonia, Romania and Lithuania.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If we want to avoid war, Nato countries on the eastern flank should adopt a shorter, three-year time horizon to prepare for confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is the time when a potential must be created on the eastern flank that would be a clear signal deterring aggression.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The arms industry in Russia is working in three shifts [each day] and can rebuild its resources within the next three years.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12849475\/Germanys-highest-ranking-soldier-warns-Russia-invade-triggering-defensive-war.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany&#8217;s highest-ranking soldier warns Russia may invade triggering a &#8216;defensive&#8217; 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