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Germany unveils first-ever military strategy for Bundeswehr

Germany’s Bundeswehr has unveiled its first-ever official military strategy, citing an increasingly dangerous international environment and identifying Russia as the greatest immediate threat to Germany and transatlantic security. The strategy outlines plans to expand the armed forces to 460,000 soldiers (including 200,000 reservists) by the mid-2030s to become Europe’s strongest conventional army, alongside classified capability and reserve strategies, and a plan to reduce Bundeswehr bureaucracy.