American Reacts To The German Military will become Europe’s MOST Powerful

[@JamesBray3]

Although the video brought up some decent points, ehhhhh I don’t think we’ll ever see something like that for a LONG time tbh. What do you guys think?

[@niconorgall758]

SInce the german military is only around 180k right now and they are trying to push it up backl to 250k, we dont need the funding the US has, but I have to say there is alot of change happening in our military and the focus is back on our training and meanwhile our Systems are getting upgraded as fast as I havent seen in the past 15 years in the army

[@garouHH]

Mostly I think that the state of affairs cannot be summarized in under twenty minutes. Nukes, sure, Germany has none, but we've got the nukleare Teilhabe, meaning that if worst comes to worst, trucks from US bases in Germany leave for Luftwaffe bases, and 30 minutes later, Germany has nukes under its Tornados / F-35s. Assuming that the US are a reliable NATO partner, of course, which right now doesn't look so great... But with France having similar jet-based strike capabilities already, and an even more aggressive nuclear stance, and the UK having submarine-based survivable second-strike ones, there isn't really any need for German nukes, so how about we do the non-proliferation thing, post-WW2 treaty clause or not? As for the state of materiel: Yeah, lots of old equipment that eats the maintenance costs which would better be spent on replacement. But due to the Bundeswehr living on old equipment for so long, there isn't much production capacity anymore, and the EU's military-industrial complex is only now beginning to expand again due to Russia invading Ukraine, so replacing stuff is difficult as well. We're buying F-35s not only because of the nuclear umbrella, after all. The EU flubbed on producing a 5th generation jet fighter; Take that as an indication of the state of that part of the military industry. FCAS is held up in red tape, too... Not to mention that maintenance costs on new equipment may very well be diabolical compared to the old equipment (looking at you, F-35), so old equipment gets used until it can't be denied anymore that it is breaking. That's how you get the low readiness numbers. If you want this topic picked apart in more detail, I'd really recommend Perun's Germany-focused defense economics videos.

[@michaelburggraf2822]

James, your video seems to end a bit unexpectedly, right after you wondering about something mentioning the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces.

[@maxjansen5591]

I am completly with you on that. Not only because with the pace that germany seams to try to fix the results of decades of underspending. And based on the title I think there are way more likely competitors for the title most powerfull in europe. For me it would be pretty much a two-horse race between the UK (marine and airforce) and Poland (ground forces), followed by France, Italy, Ukraine, Spain, Russia, Greece and then Germany. btw. This is no specific country bashing. It is just my pov

[@germaniatv1870]

0:01 😅True. 1:35 On point. I could elaborate but i digress. The leader of Poland doesnt seem very Germany-friendly (he wanted the Pipelines gone and demanded reparations for having annexed German territory, lol). I said nuff.. 😅

[@maxjansen5591]

11:16 germany has not their own nukes. But the US has deployed nukes on german terrtory as part of NATO's nuclear umbrela

[@FoxtrotAviation295]

One important point to consider is that in Germany a tank is considered not ready for combat if a headlight is broken. Another thing to know is that Germany owns advanced technology when it comes to tanks, air defense and helicopters.

[@Boumer]

i would say german military training is not as hard as Amarican, but a german Corporal is trained as an self thinking Allrounder. I saw good Corporals capable of leading a platoon without further training. US Army soldires are trained very specific, a Machingunner is traind as a Machingunner, in germany any member of the platoon can handle a Machingun properly. The German Army is the only in the world, thad really masterd mission command. Us Army tryes to adapt mission command but struggles because they are traind to follow strict orders and are not able to think by semselves So i would say German military does great training and it does it despite its lag of matirial. I Understand thad the missing of obidience in training looks like missing quality. but it is not, it is part of traning the soldire as a selfthinking indivium.

[@KamichamaTechstarify]

Cann tell you it's not less hard as in america at all. Just the only difference the human fundamental right law is still intact no matter what is happening. So if you ever watched especially those american Vietnam Movies or alike where the foremen insulting and attacking the soldiers to the bone is a total no go in germany in general.

[@Anthyrion]

"Us Army tries to adapt mission command but struggles because they are traind to follow strict orders and are not able to think by semselves" That reminds me on the Men in Black scene were "Jay" stands with all the soldiers at the shooting range. Every soldier grabs a gun and simply fires without second thought. "Jay" on the other hand also grabs a gun but analyses the situation first and then decides to shoot "Little Tiffany". At the end, "Zed" takes the soldiers to a final test with a nice little gibe to the real US Forces: "You're exactly what we come to expect from years of government training."

[@germaniatv1870]

​@@KamichamaTechstarify Right, the USA and Israel just condemned everyone who sides with the International Court of Justice. The US politicians threatened German politicians who would charge against Netanyahu. Trump threatened to again implement sanctions/tarifs against Germany and anyone else. That means the USA, England and Israel dont give a D about Human Rights, Rule of War and so on. That would actually be the third time in a row when England and the USA drop out of the treatys and go full blown maniac. I aint feelin it.

[@stefanlinne9403]

As of December 2024, the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) operates a variety of vessels and submarines. Here's an overview of the active units: Submarines: Type 212A Submarines: U-31 (S181) U-32 (S182) U-33 (S183) U-34 (S184) U-35 (S185) U-36 (S186) Frigates: Baden-Württemberg Class (F125): F222 Baden-Württemberg F223 Nordrhein-Westfalen F224 Sachsen-Anhalt F225 Rheinland-Pfalz Sachsen Class (F124): F219 Sachsen F220 Hamburg F221 Hessen Brandenburg Class (F123): F215 Brandenburg F216 Schleswig-Holstein F217 Bayern F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Corvettes: Braunschweig Class (K130): F260 Braunschweig F261 Magdeburg F262 Erfurt F263 Oldenburg F264 Ludwigshafen am Rhein Mine Countermeasure Vessels: Frankenthal Class (Type 332) Minehunters: M1058 Fulda M1059 Weilheim M1061 Datteln M1062 Rottweil M1063 Bad Bevensen M1064 Homburg M1065 Dillingen M1067 Sulzbach-Rosenberg M1068 Grömitz M1069 Bad Rappenau Auxiliary Ships: Berlin Class (Type 702) Replenishment Ships: A1411 Berlin A1412 Frankfurt am Main A1413 Bonn Elbe Class (Type 404) Tenders: A511 Elbe A512 Mosel A513 Rhein A514 Main A515 Donau

[@generalsaufenberg4931]

and how many of them are fit for duty? 10%? the state of germanys navy was an utter tragedy for the last years. the same goes for planes, helicopters, tanks and so on. hell, in my time in the army, we had massive problems to get simple plastic parts for the rifles. disgusting what the politicians did to our armed forces. and then look at poland, they are modernising like there is no tomorrow, while gemany is wasting so much money and get nowhere....

[@Hawky610]

​@generalsaufenberg4931 Could be outdated but last time I checked only one of the submarines and a couple of the frigates.

[@germaniatv1870]

@@generalsaufenberg4931 Look, i make it simple: Its not OUR war and it never was our war. If you ask me, Poland, USA, Britain, Russia ect should calm the F down and stop with the BS.

[@germaniatv1870]

@@Hawky610 Well, the Sub's Germany had to "give" to Israel are working perfectly fine. Beside it being a one-sided treaty. If they lose the war, they will blame the Germans.

[@generalsaufenberg4931]

@@germaniatv1870 at what point did i or someone else ever mentioned "the war"??? the point was the horrible state of the german armed forces with our equipment that is broken all the time. our chopper pilots have to beg by the usa or the adac to get their mandatory flight hours or they lose their flight license, because our own helicopters are broken all the time. we waste billions of euro for nothing, and poland buys lots of new equipment from us or south korea with a fraction of the money we are spending to get nowhere

[@schlechtwetterradler]

German Training: we are still at toplevel in this regards. Difficult to prove since we are not involved in any wars at the moment.

[@IsegrimSTP]

Germany does have Frigates..... but those are basicaly Destroyers.... They are just not named like that. Watch into it if you like its interesting.

[@crazyo7560]

Problem in Germany is that 60% of the wealth that we got is distributed under the top 10% of population -we could have a beefed up military and more money for education if we would tax them (what we stoped in 1997)

[@Anthyrion]

And no political party (especially the CDU and FDP) seem to be willing to change that

[@germaniatv1870]

The truth is, why should Germany prepare for world war 3? Whos world war is this?

[@just_for_fun9810]

​@@germaniatv1870 bro 😂😂😂 WORLD WAR mens literally WORLD WAR... Germany is on the earth 😂

[@schlechtwetterradler]

When we were „good“ at war the wealth was among less than 10%. The Main Problem is not the money but how the military spends it.

[@germaniatv1870]

​@@just_for_fun9810 Kosovo...in the 90's... I will never forget how the USA/England instigated a war after the wall fell. Have you ever seen dead bodies in the grass?... where there were dead bodies, the grass doesnt grow. The side road was covered with dead bodies. Why? Who? For what? Afghanistan... Afghanistan Hill... why? Kabul... why? War aint a joke young lady. Once you see, you cant unsee it. This aint a movie.

[@SlimNesbitt-p6s]

It should be noted that NATO was founded as a defense alliance. However, the United States also pursues its own interests worldwide that actually have nothing to do with NATO. This should be taken into account when comparing defense spending.

[@Finn_Fuenffarbflecktarn]

While True, Germany doesn’t even fulfill the NATO minimum requirements. So no matter from what angle, we still don’t spend enough on our military, along with a lot of organizational problems.

[@caligo7918]

1:50 Well, at first, Germany was not allowed to have any army after 1945. Later, we were allowed to build a defensive army, basically a stopgap until real military showed up, and yes, the German army was rebuilt as a speedbump in case the USSR tried to overrun Europe. Constitutionally speaking, the German Bundeswehr is there to defend our country and sometimes support our allies, but not in attack wars. The allies wanted it that way and we complied, since it was the cheaper option. 4:45 and that's the other problem: On one hand, our allies want us to strengthen the amry, on the other, the world collectively shits their pants when we try to strengthen the army, including our allies!16:15 During peace time, as much as a broken LED renders a military vehicle "inoperational" and needs to get fixed by civilian companies. This was done to spread the military money around. In case of war, all those rules and regulations go out the window and the military is allowed to fix their own stuff. Almost all vehicles would instantly become operational.

[@hschmidt79]

We don't need no weapons of mass destruction. We have have some good friends who have lots of them. After we launched the biggest war ever, we tried the alternative way: Make friends. Best decision ever. What we forgot when we were surrounded by friends was the fact that the world is bigger and our responsibility is bigger... but I think this will change now, thanks to the Russian aggression.

[@Aziruf]

Germany is the bossfight that is extremely strong and when you unlock him as a playable character it’s awful

[@crazyo7560]

Maybe take a look at „Zielbild Marine 2035+“ „Zielbild Luftwaffe/Heer 2035+“ that’s something you can take information from this one was just a statement of the las failings😅 Also -we germans also like to trash talk ourselves a little bit😅🙏🏽😅

[@jonaswasmund2729]

I think the german military is an motivated, skilled, ambitionous but underfundet group. Fun Fact regarding the Internet germany already spends more for its military per square kilometer then the USA. The biggest difficulty for anything in germany is a particulary nasty web of inefficient regularities, that slows down everything.

[@ostrobogulousgaming]

9:15 Shhhhh quiet now they don't need to know about the secret projects ;)

[@morbvsclz]

Military spending in China is tricky though. The official numbers are often not true. Research and all sorts of projects for defense are hidden in other pots than just defense. Plus a massive factor in the military is soldiers wages, pension programs etc. So 1$ spent on defense in China is probably worth 2$ spent in the US, because they have a fraction of the wages per soldier and a fraction of the labor costs for procurement programs, since the labor at the defense contractor is also way cheaper. Plus the contractor in China is likely state owned / controlled and not a publically traded company that spends billions on lobbying efforts, while having to maxime profits to satisfy shareholders. All of which ultimately results in losses to the taxpayer in the amount the government needs to spend per unit of equipment. So in effect: China can spent 70% less per year and is probably still slowly closing the gap.

[@SebastianSkadisson]

We have a fleet, the moment he made this video they were out and about in SEA. Why his chart says 0 i have no clue, seems like his numbers are just plain wrong. You mustve seen at least one of the ships when you were down there.

[@stefanlinne9403]

Germany participates in NATO's concept of "nuclear sharing," which involves the joint planning, training, and potential deployment of nuclear weapons. While Germany does not possess its own nuclear arsenal, it hosts U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO agreements. These weapons are stored at the Büchel Air Base in Rhineland-Palatinate. In the event of a nuclear crisis, German Tornado fighter jets, operated by the Luftwaffe, are trained to deliver these weapons. The decision to use nuclear weapons would require NATO consensus, with the U.S. maintaining ultimate control over the warheads. This arrangement underscores Germany's commitment to NATO's collective defense strategy, while also sparking domestic debate about the role of nuclear weapons and disarmament goals. The topic remains politically sensitive, reflecting tensions between security commitments and public opposition to nuclear arms.

[@eisikater1584]

The German military originally was intended to be a defense army to defend our own territory. That's why I didn't really contradict when I was drafted for my 15 months of duty back in 1986. Defending your country on your own territory, well, yeah, I'm with you guys! It seemed impossible back then that German troops could ever be in any foreign country again, but times were changing fast. I can't tell anything about the state of the German army right now, but I think it's a sad one.

[@cantinadudes]

I have friends in the bundeswehr and yea.. its mostly just sitting around, doing a workout, playing videogames and just... waiting. Exercises arent very common and usually they lack lots of equipment. Have heard stories (not from friends tho) where they had to make a finger pistol and say "pew pew" when shooting somebody during an exercise, and the person would then decide if they got hit or not (kinda like with reenactments just a lot less cool). I was trying to join roughly 2 years ago and was rejected, or rather not able to join, because the few tanks they had to train tank crews (i was gonna become a loader) were sent to ukraine and the other were deployed, so they couldnt train me as a gunner. Alternatively i could've joined as infantry but tbh i wasnt too hot on that since i'm small and still felt like i needed some more training for it. I'm probably gonna try to join again soon, as this time the guy at the recruitment center recommended the Panzerhaubitze 2000 for me, but i am not sure if i'll have a nice time

[@Jan-i-tor]

Im never satisfied purely looking on numbers. There are lots more indicators to consider: - Equipment costs are hugely different for everything depending on country and having own industry A M1 Abrams cost like triple what a T90 cost and thats even not cleaned by real costs analysis. 1 work hour in USa cost differently than in Russia for example. - Different countries, different tasks. Czech republic doesnt need an aircraft carrier. Island doesnt need oversea basis in the Pacific etc. - Different Tech Standard and focus. Aircraft is expensive af, infantry not so much. - Mainentance costs And much more.

[@SlimNesbitt-p6s]

Nice video but the defense spending figures are from 2021.Defense spending in Germany in 2024 will amount to approximately $55 billion in the defense budget. Added to this is the annual share of special funds of approximately $21 billion. These $76 billion will be spent on the Bundeswehr. Almost $98 billion in defense-related spending was reported to NATO. The difference is due to aid for Ukraine and other classified spending from other budgets. The top 10 in NATO according to official figures: Country Military spending Share of GDP United States $967,707 3.38% Germany $97,686 2.12% United Kingdom $82,107 2.33% France $64,271 2.06% Poland $34,975 4.12% Italy $34,462 1.49% Canada $30,495 1.37% Türkiye $22,776 2.09% Netherlands $21,460 2.05% Spain $21,269 1.28% This video refers to aircraft carriers and destroyers. We have 11 frigates, 5 corvettes, 6 submarines, 12 mine boats and around 20 auxiliary ships. Aircraft carriers would be pointless for us. They are oversized and useless for the North and Baltic Seas. We also have no overseas territories to protect. 3 of our frigates (F124 Sachsen class) are sometimes referred to as light destroyers. Germany has nuclear bombs. They belong to the United States. In an emergency, we have to drop the bombs. This is called nuclear sharing. Until now, the Tornado fighter-bomber was intended for this purpose. Now it is to be replaced by the F-35. The Eurofighter is not suitable for this.

[@michaelburggraf2822]

You found out on your own: comparing Germany and the USA doesn't match well. That's not intended to deny that Germany took a bit too many things for granted with regard to defense spending. And possibly even the EU needs to review their approach to regional and global security. Beyond that the USA has defined a particular role for themselves as a consequence of WWII and the cold war - in some sense defining themselves as striving to be the most ambitious with regard of military power. I'm not sure whether it would be acceptable for the USA or other NATO partners if Germany would start contemplating to set such goals. Coordinated with and integrated into NATO I'd deem it acceptable - outside such a framework rather not.

[@Wotan874]

about nukes you might look into "non proliferation treaty"

[@embreis2257]

something is going very wrong within the German military and I don't mean the lack of recruitment or even the times when Germany spent just 1.2% of GDP on the military. before Russia invaded Ukraine 1.2% of Germany's GDP was more than enough - in theory. back then it amounted to roughly (the numbers change over the years) €50bn every year. that is a lot of money for a military without nuclear forces or even without an expensive aircraft carrier. it should have been ample money to not only maintain all the ships, aircraft and other materiel in pristine condition but to allocate 20% of it to purchase new equipment. apparently, it didn't. not only was the materiel in bad shape, the soldiers didn't get the base necessities either. what on earth did they do with all that money?? the French can field an aircraft carrier and nuclear forces with €50bn and the Germans just squander it and have nothing to show? their procurement system must be abysmal (or highly corrupted) for it to produce a result as poor as the current state of Germany's forces. the problem cannot be fixed by just throwing even more money at the faulty system. sure, more money can create the illusion of better results but the amount of wasted money gets higher and higher. fix the procurement system. it needs a fundamental restart and then even 1.5% of GDP is more than enough again in the case of Germany.

[@Yerdadada]

Really interesting point about the French actually....

[@Finn_Fuenffarbflecktarn]

Even though things have definitely improved for the military recently, and the effects of the “Zeitenwende” can clearly be felt. there has been so much corner-cutting, corruption and short-sightedness in planning and acquisition for the armed forces, that no amount of money will fix this in due time. We have managers and pencil pushers sitting in top military positions, that would run away the second war breaks out in Germany. Massively under-armed navy ships that are only good for scaring backwater pirates away, but not for actual warfare. “Our” nukes (legally US owned), that were originally supposed to prevent Russia from nuking us, have been reduced to a mere 15 B61 air-based hydrogen bombs, that will not even scare Pakistan. Plus, our only nuclear-capable aircraft is the decades old Panavia Tornado strike fighter that will be shot down by any modern AA-system before even reaching weapons range. Germany has no air defense net whatsoever, as it was decided this capability is no longer needed (we do have individual air defense systems such as patriot, but these would be able to at most cover the airspace of one major city). Long story short, everything about our military has been constructed to work in peacetime. It’s supposed to not be noticed or talked about by the general public, to not cost the tax payer a lot of money, and, if useful to the government, maybe occasionally be in the news for rendering humanitarian aid to third world countries. And that’s it. A LOT needs to be done if we want to be war-ready.

[@arnodobler1096]

The US military budget (I deliberately don't say defense budget) is not all about NATO. Also, I saw a Pentagon high official show a cable and 2 plugs and say this costs us $700!!!! The 2% agreement was made for fools. US Presidents. The German DEFENSE budget is for defense. Aircraft carrier is for the gunboat policy of the USA. There is a tank competition, I think in Canada, between NATO members, mostly the Germans won, or at least the Leopard 2. And a while ago a dogfight exercise between F35 and German Eurofighter, ask how that turned out?

[@treizehk5547]

6:30 You can see Germany spends more then France but France got above 2%.

[@tomlahsberg6896]

Well yes, since france has a smaller GDP, this isnt suprising. Poland spends around 4% of their GDP but in absolut numbers Polands budget is still smaller

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

Don't worry. Scholz is the chancellor of announcements, not the chancellor of actions. If the money ever has to be spent, IF, it will evaporate in the bureaucracy before a soldier has one bullet more. The defense of our country has been quite parasitic since the fall of the Wall. That must honestly admit. When I was in the army, I didn't think that my training and the skills of our soldiers were that great. However, it is clear in Ukraine that the level of training on the other side is much worse. People are sent into battle with only three weeks of training, but they don't know the basics of infantry warfare. On the other hand, you can see that years of training are not helpful if it degenerates into a battle of materials where the only thing that counts is who has the most artillery shells. With drones, it's like playing Mikado at the front - whoever moves first loses.

[@GiavanniGabrieli]

"I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear its inactivity." That's what the polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in 2011. He meant it in a different context back then. But he still says the same thing today. Unfortunatelly that fact is not present in the minds of german politicians. And that is one the huge problems in our country. The 100 billion, that were mentioned in the video, are spent in 2028, probably already in 2027. And after that nobody knows, where to take the money for NATOs 2%, which by then would be around 85 billion Euros. The only good thing is, that the other Europeans have the same problem. Over the last 30 years we took money from the military and spend it for wellfare programs. And now, no goverment in Europe is willing, to tell it's people, that this no longer affordable. We can say: "Well, you can take a loan!" But here is the thing. In the EU we have fiscal rules, that limit the amount of debt you can have. The defizit may not be higher then 3% of the GDP. This year Poland is spending 4,1% of it's GDP for the military. And Poland is currently facing a lawsuit by the EU-Commission for breaking the fiscal rules, because that 4,1% spending is financed with debt. There is reason why Poland wants to take military spending out of the equation. Another problem is how the money is spent. Military is still dominated by national interests. That includes what and where to buy the weapons. And everyone prefers buying by his own companies. When Germany ordered the F35 France was pissed. In their opinion Germany should have bought fighter jets in Europe (or actually in France, by Dassault). That Europe has too many different weapon systems, that increases the costs unnecessarily is also nothing new. That was critized for the first time over 10 years ago. That critique was repeated over the years. But nothing has changed. The FCAS, that was mentioned in the video, is a project from France and Germany. The concept is a fighter jet as the main unit accompanied by drones. That project started in 2017 and 6 years later the German government thought about dropping out, due to the constant fights between the coperations who are involved, specifically Dassault and Airbus. Germany could be the most powerful military force in Europe. All the requirements are fulfilled. And that it is not going to happen, is so absurd.

[@dernormalezocker6140]

7:16 Most of that money is payment for useless offices

[@eagle6163]

Little correction: in Germany the Coast Guard is not Part of the Militaryit's part of the Police. Because the Military is not allowed to get in action for policing tasks inside of Germany only to assist in Rescue jobs after catastrophic events so unarmed services as you might say. So we also dont have something like the National Guard.

[@Heisenberg-Blue]

The training in the Bundeswehr is not as bad as you say. And ultimately a lot of NATO exercises are carried out.

[@Andi_mit_E]

What if we save all the money spent on military and buy a Playstation 6 for everyone who wants to play war instead? So they can play war anyway ...but without harming people. 🤔

[@SebastianSkadisson]

I think the video you are reacting to is Prop-Air-Gandhi.

[@andreadee1567]

Believe me, James, Germany Military WILL become the most powerful - as soon as the Deutsche Bahn will be punctual again! 😆 That video has a strange title but is quite correct with its information as far as I can see.

[@svenkampen1647]

No, germany does not have nukes. Well, we have some of your nukes, but they are controlled by US-Military stationed in germany of course.

[@FoxtrotAviation295]

I mean there are nukes in germany, but they belong to the USA...

[@erwerjunter1980]

I think we have the ability to become the most powerful military in Europe, but only with the support of the people which isn't big enough right now. I mean, we've got the technology and the potential, but Germans are very bad in accepting to loose privileges and to to get a stronger military we would have to cut a lot of it. I think the CDU will do that and everybody will say they support it, until they have to give up something as well. And about the nuclear weapons part: We don't possess any but there are NATO nukes stationed on German soil. Now that Trump will be appointed Europeans just aren't sure what to expect and from time to time there are people who want to develope nukes just in case.

[@IchBinNichtDa]

Im in the german military and i can assure you that our training is top level. The biggest problem is actually the quantaty and money to maintan and not the quality of training and equipment.

[@lasercode6949]

9:27 haha... lvl100 clash of clans castle.... kinda low against the world in 2024 ^^

[@Trollvolk]

The training is pretty up to date and top notch... the equipment is lacking, military infrastructure is terrible due to a lot of tried changes through the different MoD there were and their different approaches to reform everything. Germany had always in its military two extreme weak points. Intelligence and naval capabilities, except for some U boat activities. Other than that they were never a maritime powerhouse. Infantry was and is still very good. Just take a look at military competitions. But now it is all in plain sight what crumbled across the last decades. The state of the bundeswehr is just a pitty. Things must change. Thankfully other countries like Poland the uk and France are more open to the idea of a rearming Germany now than some years ago. There were a lot of restrictions from the outside as well fro. The inside of the role of the military in german, rooting from its past. So let's see. Right now there are a lot of empty words and promises from our politicians. Maybe things will change now. Maybe 😂

[@mikelytou]

Don't get too hung up about germany not having aircraft carriers. Geographically, there's no real need for them. The only potential war enemy (russia) is in striking distance either way. Be it through nato allies who share a border with them or through a straight attack, the closest russian territory is close enough for german fighter jets to reach even from germany afaik.

[@BigHam.Flausch]

We have better education. Mind and will

[@RustyDust101]

Once we get our heads out of our butts we might actually advance in defense capabilities. However there's the problem that Germany has restrictions on how, when, and where its military is allowed to be used. These restrictions are both internal and external, many of them long-standing, even since the rearmament of West Germany.

[@That_one_rally_driver]

Im in Germany and fav job, "bundeswehr"

[@denissnow7446]

kommt aber einer um Stress zu machen 👉dann verwandelt sich der Mercedes Benz in eine Panzerhaubitze und die Schaufel in ein G36 🤗❕

[@jshjnsn1723]

Ok i have to mention it....the thumbnail looks like a big dude sitting in a tiny toy Tank.

[@JamesBray3]

Hahahaha genau 😂

[@krccmsitp2884]

Si vis pacem para bellum.

[@blaxai6485]

I really love you, but your mustache looks like its glued on 😭

[@JamesBray3]

Hahaha! Right!? I love it! I’ve been trying to see how thick I can get this thing 😂

[@RawreyGames]

9:15 I thought that this is standart (mad german engineered) Tech in germany :p

[@mojobag01]

Germans being German again.

[@blaxai6485]

The dilemma with germany is that as soon as we rise spending or do anything related to military ppl rise an eyebrow and think of nazigermany. we just cant get rid of that. thing is i cant even blame them, theres a party that advertises with germany exiting the eu and theyre gaining more and more votes. to be fair thats mainly bc they are the only party that plans to be VERY strict with immigrants in germany and we do have an immigrant problem. its scary

[@donni281]

Hey James maybe it make sense to count defence spending of all European countries... this would compare to USA

[@adorableweiner1099]

ineed its scary spending that less

[@usbxg3474]

@adorableweiner1099 think before you post. germany is smaller than texas and we don´t have military bases all over the world to maintain like the US does.

[@NeomOne]

Russia has zero aircraft carrier...and the absolute most countries haven't any nukes, it's a little bit embarrassing that someone has to told you basics like this. And here you as Americans are committed to care about us, why? Cause you have forbidden us to have nukes, you have promised to save us with yours and there wasn't any talks to give Germany a bill...cause we have given you Americans Rammstein. And by the way, if you would watch the German numbers from 1991 and why it was like that, than you understood why we haven't invested that much in the military.

[@BigHam.Flausch]

I’m German. If anyone thinks we’re not strong.. that’s exactly what we want you to think

[@ItachiUchiha-fo1sj]

I dont think so 😂 180000 soldiers Half of it for beraucracy How many submarines and how many of them can swim How many stealth aircraft Not to mention u got not a Single a-bomb Its like a better police force bro

[@catslikewitches1332]

@@ItachiUchiha-fo1sj And how many armies have recruited mules? I, personally, prefer a mule over an a#s-... Furthermore, you didn't listen to/watch the video! Germany isn't ALLOWED to have those.

[@usbxg3474]

@@ItachiUchiha-fo1sj We have a bunch of american "a bombs" that can/will be used when germany gets attacked! Our submarines don´t have to swim because they can dive and besides all that we are a member of NATO. Maybe you should google it to understand the concept of multinational military alliance.

[@kodjot1613]

Still no nukes so weak at the end of it

[@jdktoo]

put it in perspective?

[@fliplefrog8843]

My comment returned an error.. Thank you youtube.. The truth is not wanted.

[@mitama7121]

One should be happy that we Germans are no longer interested in wars. And the few "eternal" historical revisionists who puff themselves up here and rally under the banner of this blue party would be of no use for a real war. And waging wars for resources is the US monopoly. I would rather see a specialized peacekeeping force with well-trained soldiers, doctors, engineers and other experts that takes care of the after-effects of a war (famine, infrastructure, minefields, nuclear contamination? etc.) but is also powerful in self-defense. The conflicts of the last 40 years have shown that there is no longer a need for a large force but rather a small, powerful, flexible unit. But currently this opportunity has also been lost because the Bundeswehr has been under austerity for 30 years.

[@derstuhl1605]

It is not about the training in germany, we have very good training but if you have best shouters in the world you will still lose a war if your soldiers don,t have guns and munition.

[@hanspeter-du5bx]

15:00 Look how ukrain use jets. they shot missels and stuff. Thers no Jet vs Jet. They have other use

[@Andi_mit_E]

Why should America spend money on a working healthcare or against poverty (= benefit for their own people) if they can spend the money on military (= benefit for no one else but the military industry)? 🤔

[@creeper2740]

Germany has one of the biggest economies in the eu and that mean its one of the biggest givers of money to other countries in the eu. poland is one of the biggest receivers of those funds. i would say: we pay poland to guard us.

[@mephistovonfaust]

My dude... Our healthcare is payed by us and isn't a tax. It's a mandatory insurance. There is a massive difference there. When we talk about high taxes we aren't talking about our social insurances that are also mandatory. They are on top, as well as our health care as well as our pension. For every person that pays it's projected to be five people that get their pension. We will never, ever see anywhere near to what we payed into it, without including inflation. We get screwed over left and right. Yes, I think mandatory health care is a good thing, everything else is a fucking joke. Edit: Yes, we have nukes... Yours. The only nukes within Germany are on the American army base Ramstein (yes, the Band is named after the city). Bundeswehr has nothing to do with clothing. It's the name of our army. Bund -> our country is called der Bund since it's a group of states and wehr from wehren, to defend. So it's our countries defense force if we were an English speaking country.

[@GhettoBoss]

Interesting 🤨 wishlist

[@Andi_mit_E]

No fear! Germany won't become a big player in military. First we have to fill out all the forms and wait them to be granted. This will take decades or even centuries! 😆

[@remsy4k356]

wtf was this vid, hard to watch. but can u do more of that

[@JamesBray3]

Lmao I’m confused 😂 you want MORE!?

[@marcheydorn5504]

The problem is: we neither have a strong army nor a good infrastructure.

[@Bagrosch]

because you kept us small?

[@TASCOLP]

Not in the last 30 years. It was our decision that we don't need a strong military. The Americans asked us constantly to raise our defence spending.

[@Bagrosch]

@TASCOLP sure?

[@TankelLive]

@@Bagrosch sure

[@Bagrosch]

@@TankelLive ok

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

Lol. All talk no action. Germany doesn't have nuclear weapons. Only France and the UK have them in Western Europe. Russia outguns them all with their nuclear weapons.

[@lachsmitdill9140]

[@DeeManson]

Knowledge: Germany matches the size of the State of Texas 🙂

[@antoschka-5065]

Some people from texas believe that texas matches the size of russia

[@flom.7389]

Half the size of Texas. Texas has the size of France.

[@RealBuddy]

germany have Ships wtf ?

[@Pritireactionvideo]

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[@S4ngheli05]

As a german I can say that anyone who thinks our country will have europes most powerful military (or europes most powerful whatever for that matter ) is utterly delusional. 🤣

[@gastonkawitzke3272]

Before seeing the Video, you captured it. We're living in capitalism, so enterprises want to make Profit. In germany we have a high end weapon in😊dustry. That brings Profit. Profit means taxes. Money for the state. The companies producing weapons are Private. German Military for Sure is good but still too expensive to fit into the Military budget of the government. Even if socks are not available. German Military is almost working on maintenance the old machines, therefore German high end products are sold to nations that use them... for war. No smiley...

[@dubf1x]

Nope, Poland will be much more powerfull

[@gastonkawitzke3272]

With this plus spending they can buy socks and underwear and helmets for the Ukraine army.

[@gastonkawitzke3272]

Neu entwickeltes wird teuer verkauft.

[@mojobag01]

"Because of Germany's strong economy" What is this drivel?

[@HendrikGamer]

"Germany is the third-largest economy in the world after the United States and China, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 4,186 billion Euros" -

[@gastonkawitzke3272]

Deutsch musste sein