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IMO the thread title is a bit misleading as the issues over the last three or four decades have been less about 'rearmament' but related more to their and their allies' views on 'reengagement' - the purpose of the BW within its multinational commitments to NATO (initially as a self-defense force which began to change noticably after 'Deutsche Wiedervereinigung') and the WEU.
Internally and externally, there remain both supporters and non-supporters for the BW's assuming a broader military role to these organizations and their international commitments, and the BW's commitment to NATO and the WEU in the Balkans and NATO in A'stan has added fuel to both sides of the debate.
Richard
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