Strategic Preparations
is intensifying efforts to expand its bunker and shelter network, anticipating a possible Russian attack on a country by 2029, following concerns raised by Russia's invasion of .
The focus is on repurposing existing structures such as tunnels and metro stations into shelters for 1 million people, due to the impracticality of new constructions within the required timeframe.
Funding and Resources
Ralph Tiesler, head of Germany’s Federal Office of Civil Protection, urges the government to allocate funds for the expansion and modernization of shelters and warning systems, leveraging billions from suspended debt brakes.
An estimated €10bn is required over the next four years for civil defense, with a further €30bn over the next decade, amidst competition for funds from military and infrastructure needs.