Germany to chart first civil defence plan since Cold War

The German government adopted on the 24 August 2016 a civil defence plan for the country.

The plan, which will replace a previous strategy laid out in 1995, was aimed at taking account of new threats facing society in the 21st century, including terrorism, cyberwarfare and infrastructure attacks.

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ESO: Background information: White Paper on German Security Policy and the Future of the Bundeswehr [The 2016 White Paper], July 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/white-paper-on-german-security-policy-and-the-future-of-the-bundeswehr-the-2016-white-paper-july-2016/

ESO: Background information: De Maiziere presents Germany's new security plan - Germany to ease deportations for migrant criminals http://www.europeansources.info/record/de-maiziere-presents-germanys-new-security-plan-germany-to-ease-deportations-for-migrant-criminals/

Germany: Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance http://www.bbk.bund.de/EN/Topics/Civil-Protection-Overview/CivilDefence/civildefence_node.html

BBC News, 22.08.16: Germans told to stockpile food and water for civil defence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37155060

Euronews, 22.08.16: Stockpile food and water in case of attack, Germans set to be told http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/22/stockpile-food-and-water-in-case-of-attack-germans-set-to-be-told

Deutsche Welle, 23.08.16: Germany mulls bringing back compulsory military service http://dw.com/p/1JnKR

EurActiv, 24.08.16: Stockpile food in case of attack, Germany tells citizens http://www.euractiv.com/section/security/news/stockpile-food-in-case-of-attack-germany-tells-citizens/

Deutsche Welle 24.08.16: German Cabinet approves new civil defense plan http://dw.com/p/1Jo7d

Germany: Federal Government: News, 24.08.16: Zivilschutzkonzept beschlossen, Klare Planung für Notfall (in German) https://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/Artikel/2016/08/2016-08-24-neues-zivilschutzkonzept-der-bundesregierung.html

Germany: Federal Ministry of the Interior: Civil protection http://www.bmi.bund.de/EN/Topics/Civil-Protection/civil-protection_node.html

Germany: Federal Ministry of the Interior: News, 24.08.16: Bundesregierung be­schließt Kon­zep­ti­on Zi­vi­le Ver­tei­di­gung (in German) http://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Kurzmeldungen/DE/2016/08/vorstellung-konzeption-zivile-verteidigung.html

The Local.de, 24.08.16: Stockpile food in case of attack, Germany tells citizens http://www.thelocal.de/20160824/stockpile-food-in-case-of-attack-germany-tells-citizens

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