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German Cabinet Backs Bundeswehr Recruitment Overhaul With Conscription Backstop

The Bundestag will debate the bill in early October with conservatives seeking an automatic conscription trigger.

Germany Unveils Incentives and Conditional Draft Trigger in Military Recruitment Overhaul

Coalition Divided Over Conscription as Bundeswehr Secures 10,000 New Posts

NATO Pledges Support for Ukraine as Russia Deploys New Hypersonic Missile