DISARMAMENT
_Disarmament is one of the main goals of the security policy of the federal government. This policy has meant that European countries have in recent years considerably reduced their armed forces. However disarmament should continue: The non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and means of securing and expanding the arms control and stabilize the formation of trust between the governments, are the current tasks.
Unlike during the Cold War, Germany currently does not need to fear a surprise attack by foreign powers. That does however not mean that the military is not needed anymore. Terrorists and states that support them, threaten the security of Germany today. The fight against international terrorism has brought new tasks for the Bundeswehr itself. They also changed the disarmament policy; the policy besides focussing on arms control and confidence building among states, is now also about controlling the spread of weapons and nuclear, biological and chemical warfare agents, so that these do not fall into the hands of terrorists. The disarmament policy of the Federal Government is to ensure the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and means to strengthen the international system of arms control and to stabilize the trust between the governments.
Part of the current policy is that Germany will pursue a multilateral, cooperative approach in seeking solutions to the belief that cooperation and partnership can make an important contribution to regional and global stability. To achieve this improved arms control and its nonproliferation policy objectives, the federal government emphasizes the importance of relevant international institutions and fora, in particular the United Nations, the Disarmament Conference, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the G8 and G20.
Unlike during the Cold War, Germany currently does not need to fear a surprise attack by foreign powers. That does however not mean that the military is not needed anymore. Terrorists and states that support them, threaten the security of Germany today. The fight against international terrorism has brought new tasks for the Bundeswehr itself. They also changed the disarmament policy; the policy besides focussing on arms control and confidence building among states, is now also about controlling the spread of weapons and nuclear, biological and chemical warfare agents, so that these do not fall into the hands of terrorists. The disarmament policy of the Federal Government is to ensure the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and means to strengthen the international system of arms control and to stabilize the trust between the governments.
Part of the current policy is that Germany will pursue a multilateral, cooperative approach in seeking solutions to the belief that cooperation and partnership can make an important contribution to regional and global stability. To achieve this improved arms control and its nonproliferation policy objectives, the federal government emphasizes the importance of relevant international institutions and fora, in particular the United Nations, the Disarmament Conference, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the G8 and G20.