Germany needs 20B euros to replenish ammunition stocks

Ammunition stocks in Germany are severely depleted, and 20 billion euros are needed to replenish them, Report informs referring to The Financial Times.

Germany’s stocks of ammunition are so depleted that they would last for just a few days of real war. Officials say it will cost €20 billion to fill the gaps.

There is also little prospect of Germany hitting NATO’s 2 percent spending target any time soon. Pistorius has said the defense budget will have to increase by €10 billion a year to reach that goal.