WISMAR (dpa-AFX) – Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) considers defense spending of two percent of gross domestic product to be definitely not sufficient – and possibly three percent or more to be necessary. The fact that two percent is certainly not enough is now a common position among many in Europe, said Pistorius during a visit to the shipyard of the submarine builder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Wismar.
It is clear that more must be spent on defense. However, one should pay less attention to the percentage figures because they would be over two percent anyway.
In NATO it is more about which country provides how many brigades or how many units under and above water. “Aircraft, land forces, cyber technologies – these are all questions that are now being sorted,” said Pistorius. NATO’s corresponding demands on member countries would then have to be met within a certain period of time in order to achieve full deterrence capability.
“That should be the benchmark by which we all orient ourselves. And if it costs three percent, then it costs three percent or more. The goal is the focus.”/hr/DP/stw
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