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Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger, center, gestures besides NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, background right, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, foreground right, and German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, background center, while the inauguration of the newly built artillery ammunition plant by German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall in Unterluess, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany launches drive to add military recruits without conscription for now

- Associated Press

Germany's leaders on Wednesday launched a drive to attract more people into voluntary military service as the country scrambles to strengthen its armed forces in the face of growing fears about Russian aggression, a project that some in the governing coalition say doesn't go far enough.