What is the war economy?
War economy means "that in war, everything is subordinated to the war goal and therefore other structures are
imposed on the economy," says German economist Tilman Brück.
Brück is the founder and director of the International Security and Development Center at Berlin's Humboldt University.
In short: the state takes control and the economy follows its goals.
According to the latest reports in the daily press, the European Union is currently
preparing to convert industry to a war economy.
It was decided at the end of March 2025 to take out loans amounting to a provisional
800 billion euros for the defense industry.
In addition, the EU Commission had to provide around 335 billion euros from the Corona Aid Fund
for arms financing at the beginning of June 2025.
Switzerland is not exempt from this development.
Parliament recently approved an increase in the military budget to CHF 30 billion by 2028.
But even that does not seem to be enough for some representatives - both in the EU and in Switzerland.
Why all this?
Is the threat of a Russian war of aggression really that real - or is it really about something else?
No matter how the war economy develops, taxpayers and future generations will be liable for the high costs.
What effect does this have?
The high financial requirements of several hundred billion euros for the massive rearmament are dampening private sector growth:
Expenditure on infrastructure, education, environmental protection, healthcare, etc. is severely neglected.
This is exacerbating social, economic and political problems in the country.
With the contradictions and crises in politics and the economy, mistrust in society is growing rapidly.
The attempts by politicians to keep the mental manipulation of the masses on a war footing by means of state
propaganda and the economically dependent public media are taking on ever more grotesque forms.
As already mentioned, military spending is currently being increased significantly in all Western countries.
In addition to the newly planned arms spending of over 800 billion euros in the EU, the NATO member states recently decided to
increase their military spending to 5% of gross domestic product.
Only Spain, Hungary and Slovakia expressed strong reservations about the 5% target.
To date, most NATO countries have spent around 2% of their gross domestic product on armaments.
Taking the Federal Republic of Germany as an example, this would mean an increase in arms
expenditure from 90 to 160 billion euros per year.
In the mid-1990s, the costs amounted to "only" 45 billion euros.
And this with almost double the number of personnel and material at the time of compulsory military
service, without participation in foreign missions.
More and more money is being invested in military technology and the fear of a supposed enemy is
constantly being stirred up to justify the expenditure.
The same picture was seen in the run-up to the world wars.
What do we notice?
As can be seen from the internet portal "produktion.de" under "Focus areas" and "Defense industry", more and
more traditional mechanical engineering companies are entering the security-critical value chain.
In addition to geopolitical challenges, it is above all the technological paradigm shift that is bringing new dynamism.
The following examples are given: Artificial intelligence for target recognition, Drone defense systems with laser or
microwave technology, Sensor fusion for real-time evaluation on the battlefield, Digital twins for simulation scenarios .
As you can see, the defense industry offers the financial world a wide range of lucrative projects.
Existing branches of production are closed and converted to the manufacture of armaments.
To name just two of many examples, the train manufacturer Alstom at the Görlitz site in eastern Germany.
In future, armored vehicles from the new owner and supplier of land warfare systems KNDS will be manufactured there.
The MV Werften Group, which went bankrupt in 2022 and previously built cruise ships, will now manufacture warships and accessories
at its sites in Wismar, Rostock-Warnemünde and Stralsund.
The Rostock-Warnemünde site will be transferred to the Bundeswehr for 87 million euros.
The EU Commission already presented a defense industrial strategy (EDIS) and a corresponding investment program (EDIP) in 2024.
Ostensibly with the aim of building a strong, independent and competitive defense industry in the EU.
As can be seen in many places, this promotes the production of armaments.
Further steps in this direction are to be expected.
Once civilian companies have been converted to armaments, a return is not easily possible.
The enormous sums of money currently being made available for the conversion of various factories and production
facilities are naturally not available for dismantling.
Because this would no longer be in the supposed "state interest to protect the general public" .
Taxpayers' money is being used to destroy long-term production facilities for civil society and trade.
Instead, things are produced that are only suitable for killing and destroying, but bring
no productive benefit to the general public.
A tank - for example - is of no use to the general public in everyday life. It simply sits in the barracks.
It cannot be used for ambulance or cab transportation in everyday life.
It brings no benefits, but devours a lot of money for production and maintenance.
The resources that are used for this are then not available to the population in other areas.
How investments are made is actually economically significant.
An investment in military equipment is ultimately a destruction of money.
Investing in research, on the other hand, can lead to better health, for example.
An investment in good infrastructure can bring economic growth to a region, etc.
We therefore maintain: In a war economy, the population can only pay more without being able to
derive additional private economic benefits from it.
Although unemployment figures can fall sharply at the beginning of a war economy, historical
experience shows that prosperity does not increase.
On the contrary, the high tax burden to finance arms expenditure is reducing it.
As hardly any money is invested in the private sector in times of "impending military conflict", but mainly in
the military sector, the population inevitably lacks these resources in everyday life.
Even the best minds, such as scientists, specialists, etc., are then deployed in the defense
industry, leaving gaps in other civilian areas.
In the event of war, the population also pays with their own lives and those of their families.
Some suspicious people might suspect that the destruction of the peacetime economy and the rise in
unemployment are being deliberately engineered to get more approval for the war economy later.
First the peaceful alternative is destroyed and then, supposedly without an alternative, the only way
out of the economic dilemma is the arms industry.
Once the ordinary worker is economically dependent on his job in arms production, he inevitably supports the existing policy.
If you take a look back in history, you will see that these developments are obviously only an advanced
stage of escalation of an agenda planned long in advance.
There are always identical patterns that take place in preparation for war.
1. Strategies are drawn up by so-called "think tanks", which define the war aims and
carefully weigh up the risks and chances of success.
2. Secret negotiations are conducted with potential partners in order to reconcile the interests of the individual partners.
The "expected spoils" are distributed or promised - like the board game "Risk", only now it's called "Geopolitics".
3. The country's general staff is instructed to make appropriate preparations and
mentally prepare the officer corps for the enemy.
4. By supporting opposition groups of the future opponent through NGOs and own intelligence service activities, "reasons and
causes" for a "necessary intervention" are generated in order to obtain a "moral justification" in front of the own population.
5. The press in the "partner states" is instructed to portray the potential opponent in a bad light.
As a rule, offenses against humanity and humanity are cited or an imminent danger to one's own population is
proclaimed without shedding light on the actual background.
With provocative images and emotional speeches, the feelings of the masses are whipped up and thus directed.
6. Financing for armaments is provided and incentives for the participation of the necessary
commercial enterprises are promoted by the state.
7. At schools, universities and in everyday life, appeals are made for patriotic support for the common good in order to inspire
the next generation to serve in the armed forces in good time.
8. Once the military is equipped, the population prepared for the conflict and the economy consolidated,
the only thing missing is the right occasion to strike.
The order of points 4-8 may vary.
Preparations usually take many years, depending on the scale of the planned military action.
Why a majority of people accept a war economy without objection
The influence of the media is one of the decisive factors in steering the population.
Whoever has the power of interpretation decides what is true and what is false.
Gustave Le Bon - one of the founders of mass psychology - explained how the majority of people are primarily ruled
by feelings, desires and hope - not by reason and logic.
It proves that a claim, however absurd, can be inculcated into the masses as an irrefutable truth.
This is achieved through the following three approaches: firstly, through constant repetition, secondly, through
emotional reinforcement and thirdly, through transferring what has been heard within the group.
This is how a lie becomes an apparent truth for many people.
Most people are also unaware of the extent to which the switch to a war economy reduces the social welfare of the population.
If they were aware of this, there would be much more resistance.
The geopolitical development in which we currently find ourselves was already planned in its
basic outlines in the middle of the last century.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, American global strategists saw the possibility of extending their
sphere of influence to the now-defunct Eastern Bloc states.
This in order to realize a long-cherished dream of the globalists and financial oligarchs -
towards a world government under American leadership.
Zbigniew Brzeziński had been an advisor to John F. Kennedy since 1960.
He was also a leading global strategist and a long-standing security advisor to the USA and international companies.
Brzeziński already outlined the necessary steps in his 1997 book "The Only World Power - America's Strategy of Supremacy".
Many of the measures taken in national and international Western politics since the early
1990s can be gleaned from Brzeziński's book.
In 2015, George Friedman, founder and former CEO of the private US think tank "Stratfor", announced that for over 100 years, the
goal of US policy has been to prevent an alliance between Germany and Russia because it
represents the greatest threat to US supremacy.
Among other things, he pointed out Germany's crucial role in actually being able to implement these goals.
"What will Germany do?" - The weak link in the game for world domination.
As many things now indicate, apart from the takeover of the war economy, the "weak point Germany" was brought into line.
The world's leading financial oligarchs use their influence on the media and politics to
expand their power and make nations compliant.
It is therefore no coincidence how societies and nations are influenced.
It happens because of the interests of a small, influential minority in the seats of power.
What can be deduced from the massive conversion to a war economy?
The obvious and massive conversion to a "war economy" of many countries in Europe and worldwide
strongly indicates the preparation or waging of a war.
However, it does not necessarily mean that war is imminent.
But it signals a fundamental change in the economic structure - away from the peace order and towards military prioritization.
This reallocation of resources and finances will be felt as a shortage in most civilian
areas and will lead to considerable losses.
It remains to be seen whether there will actually be a war in Europe or whether all the war rhetoric and
armament will serve as a welcome diversionary maneuver.
As our NATO documentary (www.kla.tv/29106) points out, the world domination obsessives are
running on different tracks at the same time.
Whether through physical wars or distractions, the goal remains the same: to establish the cornerstones of a centralized
world government - total control and complete surveillance.
In security policy debates, the year 2027 is often used to indicate when war is expected to break out in Europe.
Several NATO countries - e.g. Germany, Poland and Sweden - speak of the need for defense readiness by 2030, as
major conflicts are expected if deterrence does not work.
The German Defense Minister, Pistorius, said in mid-2024: "We have to be ready for war by 2029."
The rapid conversion to a war economy and other escalating warmongering seem to point to a bleak future.
However, this future is not unchangeable.
It is up to the nations to decide what will actually happen.
So what can each individual do? You can say "no".
You don't have to work for arms companies, you don't have to be incited, you don't have to become a citizen in uniform.
You can raise your voice and take a stand against the war economy.
You can educate your fellow human beings about these connections.
Everyone has the choice to participate or not.
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The same blood flows in you and in me
As sons and fathers we stand here
Peace and freedom as the good of all, yes, that is what we live for.
Not origin, not race, not religion, is what divides our hearts.
Freedom and peace is the vision, for a world worth living in.
And now you want to force us here to kill each other cruelly, when in truth we are all brothers.
We say: "Not in our name!
We are not going to war with you
We will not carry weapons, because they never lead to victory."
We say: "Not in our name!
We are not going to war with you
We will not carry weapons, because they never lead to victory."
How much longer is this supposed to go on?
Warmongering, power and greed?
Hear the sacrifices pleading to heaven,
Who will stop this madness if not us?
Anyone who stirs up fear, hatred and anger in people is a warmonger and a misanthrope.
It is he who leads everything to ruin and denies all humanity.
We say: "Not in our name!
We are not going to war with you
We will not carry weapons, because they never lead to victory."
We say: "Not in our name!
We are not going to war with you
We will not carry weapons, because they never lead to victory."
You are robbing children of their fathers! Shame on you, you are the traitors, if you lead the innocent
to the slaughter and choose them as morally right.
You nations join in no one will give you power, the blood that is on your hands will haunt you as long as you live!
We say: "Not in our name!
We are not going to war with you
We will not carry weapons, because they never lead to victory."
We say: "Not in our name!
Do not abuse us for your anger, fueled hatred is like a seed, we are not your devil's spawn!"
We say: "Not in our name!
Do not abuse us for your greed, you will suffer the damage yourselves, for soon you will be targeted!"