From 2026, extensive US weapons are to be stationed in Germany. Criticism is growing, and not only in the SPD. Many are reminded of the Cold War. Rightly so?
History does not simply repeat itself. But sometimes the present creates astonishing parallels to the past – in this case in the person of Olaf Scholz.
If the Chancellor has his way, long-range US weapons will be available in Germany again from 2026, for the first time since the end of the Cold War. This was recently decided by the US and German governments at the NATO summit in Washington. According to this, Tomahawk cruise missiles, SM-6 missiles and modern hypersonic missiles are to come to Germany.
A Hamburg SPD chancellor wants to set up US missiles in Germany to deter attacks to the east. Does that ring a bell?
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