Wolfgang Ischinger: Germany Needs a ‘War Economy’

Germany needs a “war economy” to get its military in shape, said Germany’s former ambassador to Washington and retired head of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, as quoted by Bild on November 21.

Apparently, all too many have not yet grasped that we are only at the beginning of the Zeitwende [watershed moment], and that there is indeed real war in the middle of Europe, the end of which is unfortunately not in sight.
—Wolfgang Ischinger

The effects of bureaucracy: Since Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s historic speech on February 27, in which he announced a special fund for the Bundeswehr, many have been disappointed with the pace of change.

What is the reason for that? It’s due to budget squabbles, provisional budget management, bureaucratic procurement law and also fear of criticism from the Court of Auditors. … The defense technology industry could supply a lot of off-the-shelf products if the Defense Ministry now calls for market-ready products. But hardly anything has been ordered so far because of the aforementioned bureaucratic obstacles. That will only change if appropriate decisions are made at the highest political level, i.e. in the cabinet.
—Wolfgang Ischinger

A war economy: In wartime, a country is often forced to reduce its economic output to the essential while focusing all available resources on defense. This could be how Germany, one of the largest economies of the world and owning one of the most advanced military industries, could suddenly become an exceptional military power. Revelation 13:4 prophesies of such a transformation, at the end of which people will ask, “Who is able to make war with him?”

Germany has the industrial capacity. It only needs the willpower, the incentive—and it could transform militarily from dwarf to formidable giant virtually overnight!
—“Forging a Superpower”