German youth reject military service amid rising arms spending

Despite Germany increasing its military budget, skepticism toward the Bundeswehr remains high among young people. Many prefer conscientious objection over military careers. Global military spending has risen for a decade, reaching $2.9 trillion, a 2.9% increase according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Germany has overtaken the United Kingdom in military expenditure, now ranking fourth worldwide, thanks to a special fund. The author criticizes this as value destruction—of capital and ultimately human life. The article suggests that recruits should talk to each other and proposes using these figures as math problems in schools to illustrate the scale of military spending per capita.