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Space Power: Germany Is Getting Ready For War In Space

Space Power: Germany Is Getting Ready For War In Space

Update: 2025-11-22
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This week German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet approved a whole-of-government strategy to be ready for war in space. This announcement and strategy comes just 55 days after German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Germany is going to spend roughly $41 billion dollars to develop offensive and defensive on-orbit capabilities. Laura Winter speaks with Torsten Kriening, CEO and Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global, and host of the Space Cafe podcast.
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Space Power: Germany Is Getting Ready For War In Space

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