Geschrieben von Sascha E.Willkommen zurück im kalten Krieg? Verteidigung und Zivilschutz wird wieder aufgerüstet?
Erst mal in Ruhe auswerten, bevor man zu Schlußfolgerungen kommt.
2014 gab es ein Gipfeltreffen der NATO in Wales, nachdem kleine grüne Männchen mit einer irredentistischen Begründung in die Ukraine einmarschiert waren. Damals, also 2014, wurde unter anderem beschlossen:
We agree to reverse the trend of declining defence budgets, to make the most effective use of our funds and to further a more balanced sharing of costs and responsibilities. Our overall security and defence depend both on how much we spend and how we spend it. Increased investments should be directed towards meeting our capability priorities, and Allies also need to display the political will to provide required capabilities and deploy forces when they are needed. A strong defence industry across the Alliance, including a stronger defence industry in Europe and greater defence industrial cooperation within Europe and across the Atlantic, remains essential for delivering the required capabilities. NATO and EU efforts to strengthen defence capabilities are complementary. Taking current commitments into account, we are guided by the following considerations:
Allies currently meeting the NATO guideline to spend a minimum of 2% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defence will aim to continue to do so. Likewise, Allies spending more than 20% of their defence budgets on major equipment, including related Research & Development, will continue to do so.
Allies whose current proportion of GDP spent on defence is below this level will:
- halt any decline in defence expenditure;
- aim to increase defence expenditure in real terms as GDP grows;
- aim to move towards the 2% guideline within a decade with a view to meeting their NATO Capability Targets and filling NATO's capability shortfalls.
Allies who currently spend less than 20% of their annual defence spending on major new equipment, including related Research & Development, will aim, within a decade, to increase their annual investments to 20% or more of total defence expenditures.
(Da steht also nicht drin, was Donald Trump darüber lügenderweise behauptet, durchaus aber, daß die Teilnehmer bis 2024 die 2% zu erreichen ... strebend sich bemühn.)
Diesen Beschluß kann man richtig oder falsch finden, klar aber ist das Ergebnis, das die Mathematik hervorbringt: Auch das Bundeswehr-Budget des nächsten Jahres wird bei 1,2%, nicht 2% liegen. Und der Trend im Vergleich zum Kalten Krieg sieht so aus:
Einfach nur als Aufforderung, sachlich zu bleiben in der Bewertung.
Hans-Joachim
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