Top British and German military chiefs press ‘moral’ case for rearmament
Defence chiefs write joint appeal urging public to prepare for threat of war with Russia with attendant costsAs defence chiefs, we must warn you about Russia and say this: rearmament is not warmongering | Richard Knighton and Carsten BreuerBritain and Germany’s highest ranking military chiefs...
<p>Defence chiefs write joint appeal urging public to prepare for threat of war with Russia with attendant costs</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defence-chiefs-russia-rearmament-security-britain-germany-europe">As defence chiefs, we must warn you about Russia and say this: rearmament is not warmongering | Richard Knighton and Carsten Breuer</a></p></li></ul><p>Britain and Germany’s highest ranking military chiefs have made an unprecedented joint appeal to the public to accept the “moral” case for rearmament and prepare for the threat of war with Russia.</p><p>The pair said they were making the plea not just as the military leaders of two of Europe’s largest military spenders, but “as voices for a Europe that must now confront uncomfortable truths about its security”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/15/top-british-and-german-military-chiefs-press-moral-case-for-rearmament">Continue reading...</a>
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