Sweden plans to increase its Armed Forces personnel by nearly 40,000 over the next decade

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1. To put it in perspective:

   Almost 50 % more than before. Then over 1% of the population in active service.

   To achieve a similar ratio, Germany would have to increase its number of soldiers fivefold.

   The sheer number of soldiers is not decisive, but it shows that a state feels threatened here. They will hardly have the urge to conquer within the EU…