Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2024 - Germany Special Weapons News
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- G7 foreign ministers' statement on Venezuela Canada 31 Jul 2024 -- "We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who peacefully exercised their right to vote in large numbers on July 28 to shape the future of their country."
- Germany summons Chinese ambassador over 2021 cyberattack VOA 31 Jul 2024 -- German officials say an investigation into a 2021 cyberattack on the country's national office for cartography has found that "Chinese state actors" were responsible for the attack. In response, Germany's Foreign Ministry has summoned China's ambassador for the first time since 1989, after the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
- Belarus Ready to Consider Berlin's Requests Regarding Krieger - President's Office Sputnik 30 Jul 2024 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's spokeswoman, Natalya Eismont, told Sputnik on Tuesday that Minsk was ready to consider Germany's requests regarding German national Rico Krieger, but it seems like Berlin does not care about his fate.
- War in Ukraine - The arms and military equipment Germany is sending to Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 29 Jul 2024 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
- German chancellor vows to continue arms exports to Israel Press TV 26 Jul 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country will continue to provide Israel with weapons, despite opposing calls that demand a halt of arms sales to the regime amid its onslaught on Gaza.
- Vienna Mechanism on treatment of prisoners by Belarus: Joint Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 26 Jul 2024 -- UK and others regret Belarus' lack of response to the Vienna Mechanism of July 2024 on prison conditions and call for immediate humanitarian release of political prisoners in Belarus.
- Joint Defence Declaration signed with Germany on 48-hr defence diplomacy drive by defence secretary UK MOD 24 Jul 2024 -- A new joint defence declaration with Germany has been signed by the Defence Secretary
- Joint Declaration on Enhanced Defence Cooperation between Germany and the United Kingdom UK MOD 24 Jul 2024 -- Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, signed a joint declaration with German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, on 24 July, 2024.
- Luise Amtsberg, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance at the Federal Foreign Office, prior to her trip to Iraq Germany Federal Foreign Office 21 Jul 2024
- Pakistan demands Germany prosecute consulate attackers VOA 21 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan has condemned Germany's "failure" to safeguard its consulate in Frankfurt from being stormed and vandalized Saturday by dozens of protesters reportedly carrying Afghanistan's national flag.
- Foreign Minister Baerbock on the situation in Gaza Germany Federal Foreign Office 19 Jul 2024
- Eielson AFB hosts Arctic Defender 24 US Air Force 19 Jul 2024 -- Over 500 personnel from the U.S., German, French, Spanish and Canadian air forces as well as the U.S. Marine Corps participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, July 8-18.
- Germany halves Ukraine military aid as Trump's re-election odds rise Press TV 18 Jul 2024 -- German leaders plan to slash military assistance to Kiev in 2025 to half as Donald Trump, who is against the Ukraine war, looks more probable to become the new president of the United States.
- INDIAN NAVAL SHIP TABAR ARRIVES IN HAMBURG, GERMANY India PIB 18 Jul 2024 -- Indian Navy's frontline frigate, INS Tabar arrived at Hamburg, Germany on 17 July 24 for a three day visit
- Future Location of US Arms in Germany Undecided Sputnik 18 Jul 2024 -- The future location of the US weapons in Germany is undecided yet, but the arms will be conventional, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday.
- Scholz To Visit Serbia To Discuss Deal Between Belgrade, EU On Raw Materials Mining RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Serbia later this week to discuss a memorandum of understanding on a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery supply chains, and electric cars, a German government spokesman said on July 17.
- Japan-Germany security cooperation troubles North Korea, China VOA 16 Jul 2024 -- North Korea and China are watching for possible regional impacts from Japan's recent enhanced security cooperation with Germany.
- Lebanese man arrested in Germany, accused of supplying drone parts to Hezbollah VOA 15 Jul 2024 -- German prosecutors announced on Monday the arrest of a Lebanese man suspected of being affiliated with the Hezbollah militant group. He is accused of sourcing drone components intended for export and use in attacks against Israel.
- Federal Chancellor Scholz' press conference at the NATO Summit Germany - Federal Government 12 Jul 2024 -- "The alliance is strong and united, and it therefore remains true that NATO is indispensable to our security," said Federal Chancellor Scholz on Thursday night, at the concluding press conference of the NATO Summit in Washington.
- NATO To Bring Ukraine Closer To Alliance By Establishing Operations In Germany, Poland RFE/RL 11 Jul 2024 -- NATO officials have agreed at a summit in Washington to take further steps to bring Ukraine closer to the alliance and to counter the growing security threat posed by Russia by taking over the coordination of training and weapons deliveries from the United States.
- G7 foreign ministers' statement on situation in West Bank Canada 11 Jul 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with G7 Foreign Ministers and the High Representative of the EU US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2024
- US plan to deploy missiles in Germany sparks outcry, Russian warning Press TV 11 Jul 2024 -- The US plan to deploy long-range missiles in Germany has sparked outcry from German parties, with Russia pledging to counter it.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's answer to a media question on the joint statement by the United States and Germany on ground-based shorter-range and intermediate-range missiles Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Jul 2024
- Russia to Issue Military Response to Deployment of US Long-Range Missiles in Germany Sputnik 11 Jul 2024 -- Russia will issue a military response to the plans of the United States to deploy long-range missiles in Germany, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday.
- Germany to remove 2 Chinese firms' components from 5G networks VOA 11 Jul 2024 -- A top security official in Germany said Thursday that starting in 2026, the European nation will begin removing key components made by Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE from its 5G core networks.
- PM meeting with Chancellor Scholz of Germany: 10 July 2024 Gov.UK 10 Jul 2024
- Joint Statement from United States and Germany on Long-Range Fires Deployment in Germany The White House 10 Jul 2024 -- The United States will begin episodic deployments of the long-range fires capabilities of its Multi-Domain Task Force in Germany in 2026, as part of planning for enduring stationing of these capabilities in the future.
- The arms and military equipment Germany is sending to Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 08 Jul 2024 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
- 405th AFSB's Germany battalion assumes mission command of Coleman APS-2 worksite Army News 08 Jul 2024 -- Army Field Support Battalion-Germany assumed mission command of the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim July 8 in the final step of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade's multi-year regional alignment and transformation initiative.
- German Defense Budget to Reach $86Bln by 2028 to Meet NATO Target Sputnik 05 Jul 2024 -- Germany will reach NATO's 2% defense spending target by 2028, growing its annual military budget to 80 billion euros ($86.6 billion) from the current 52 billion, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday.
- Speech by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in the German Bundestag to mark the 75th anniversary of NATO Germany Federal Foreign Office 04 Jul 2024
- Italy's Leonardo, Germany's Rheinmetall Agree to Develop Battle Tank Sputnik 03 Jul 2024 -- Italy and Germany's defense giants Leonardo and Rheinmetall signed a strategic partnership deal on Wednesday to develop a main battle tank and an infantry fighting vehicle that will help Italy bolster its land defenses, the companies said in a joint statement.
- More robust, more resilient, more sustainable: The National Security Strategy one year on Germany Federal Foreign Office 01 Jul 2024 -- A full year after the National Security Strategy was adopted, Foreign Minister Baerbock is inviting Members of the German Bundestag and representatives of the Federal Government, the Länder and think tanks to meet, take stock and look to the future.
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