Berlin does not want a large army more

berlin - Germany will spend more on defense, but given the history of the country is not a good idea to become a major military power. This was said by Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Wednesday in response to the pressure on NATO members to do more to national defense. The question is whether our neighbors to remain calm as we become a great military power, Gabriel wondered aloud.

Washington calls since President Donald Trump took office repeatedly that the other members of NATO finally allocate substantial funds for the military functions of the Alliance. Trump says that the US pay anything and do and that there must be an end to.

The German army dates back to 1871 and there were a hundred years ago about 800 000 men. Thus about 1.4 percent of the population served the armed forces. Germany then lost two world wars and led to a second estimated more than 18 million soldiers on the leg. The Bundeswehr has not yet 200 000 people and the percentage of Germans for the military works is now slightly more than 0.2 percent.