Could Germany justify rearming?

In light of recent events, could Germany justify rearming itself? They are the 4th largest economy in the world (dwarfed by US and China of course)and they are the predominant power in the EU, so just throwing this out there, not trying to start a conspiracy theory or anything either but it's something I've been wondering. I know there are treaties out there but what if they could be nullified?

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walabby · 61-69, M

I thought that I read last week that Germany had announced that it was doing it.

spjennifer · 56-60, T

@walabby I know that but how do they justify it with their citizens, they're talking about increasing their military spending by $100B. Is increased Russian aggression sufficient justification for that much spending?

walabby · 61-69, M

@spjennifer Increased Russian aggression and the USA is now considered less reliable than it was to defend Germany. I suspect that most of Western Europe will be increasing defense spending. The Pacific rim is because of China's aggressive stance atm. China and Russia seem to be good friends atm. It's worrying..