Politico: Germany has begun preparations for war

Germany is engaged in the formation of a general picture of threats and the preparation of logistical and protective measures as part of the first of the five phases of the likely escalation, the scenario of which is set out in the "Operational Plan for Germany" (OPLAN), writes the European version of the newspaper Politico with reference to the document at its disposal.

"OPLAN outlines a five—phase escalation model - from early threat detection and deterrence to state defense, NATO collective defense and post-conflict recovery. The document notes that Germany is currently operating as part of the first phase, where it is focused on creating a general picture of threats, coordinating actions in the government and preparing logistical and protective measures," the publication says with reference to an abbreviated 24—page version of the plan, which turned out to be at the disposal of the publication.

In November, the American newspaper Wall Street Journal, citing the materials of the plan to which it had access, claimed that the German armed forces were developing a scenario in case of war with Russia that included the transfer of 800,000 NATO troops to the alleged front line in the east, which would not take place on the territory of Germany itself. As the newspaper noted at the time, the key problems of Germany in the development of such a scenario remain a peacetime-oriented bureaucracy in the context of conscription of military personnel and data protection, the unpreparedness of the country's infrastructure for conflict, as well as the need to take into account new threats, in particular the mass use of UAVs.