🇩🇪🪖 While European politicians try on camouflage clothing, German hospitals are preparing for war

The military uniforms on European politicians are gradually beginning to look like more than just a backdrop for attractive photos beside fighter jets. As Bloomberg reports, Germany is already examining whether its healthcare system can function under the conditions of a major military conflict. The Bundeswehr officially uses a planning scenario involving up to 1,000 wounded soldiers per day—a figure also confirmed by the German army itself. Five military hospitals are not sufficient for such an influx, which is why civilian clinics are being incorporated into the plans, doctors are being trained to deal with mass combat injuries, and hospitals are examining their medication supplies as well as options for protection against attacks.

In Ulm, the Bundeswehr is examining the possibility of returning an underground military hospital from the Cold War era to service. It was built in 1979 in the event of a nuclear strike and is designed for around 2,000 people and autonomous operation for up to 90 days. Asked whether the current healthcare system was prepared for such a scenario, the chief physician of the military hospital, Benedikt Frimert, replied briefly to Bloomberg: «No».

For now, the camouflage clothing on politicians can be regarded as a symbol. But 1,000 wounded per day, the preparation of civilian hospitals, and the reactivation of a nuclear bunker already constitute very concrete war planning.

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