Germany has been increasingly focused on defence on its own soil since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 raised the spectre of a wider escalation on the European continent.
In a sign of how urgent the need for preparations is, a top NATO military official on Monday urged businesses to prepare for a wartime scenario and adjust their production and distribution lines accordingly, in order to be less vulnerable to blackmail from countries such as Russia and China.
One company, Bunker Schutzraum, which specialises in building bunkers and shelters, remembers an increase of people interested in buying a bunker when he talked to Reuters-TV back in April 2022.
In 2022 already the company said they experienced a jump of at least 300% in orders. Under Operation Plan Germany, which German media reported on earlier this month, the federal and state governments, army, security authorities and emergency services are coordinating how they could defend the country in the event of a conflict.
As part of the plan, which is confidential, state army representatives are regularly invited to inform businesses about what general points they should consider in their preparations, a German defence ministry spokesperson said last week.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing to launch a full military takeover of the Gaza Strip- a move that has sparked concern within Israel’s military leadership and drawn condemnation from Hamas and the international community.
Southern China is battling the aftermath of record-breaking monsoon rain, as flooding disrupts travel, threatens public health, and raises economic concerns.
One person has died as a result of a wildfire in the Aude region in southern France near the Spanish border, the local authority said on Wednesday.
Indonesia is redirecting shrimp exports to China after new U.S. tariffs of 19% froze orders from its top buyer, risking a 30% drop in sales and one million jobs. The $1.7 billion industry faces steep losses as exporters scramble to find alternative markets.
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