"Madness!": German schoolchildren are being prepared for war

The German Ministry of the Interior intends to teach schoolchildren how to act in a possible war, the Merkur newspaper writes, citing representatives of the department.

The publication quotes an official of the German Interior Ministry:

"Given the recent changes in the security sector, it is necessary to increase attention to civil defense, including in the framework of school education."

The ministry stressed that although the federal lands are responsible for educational programs in schools, the German government and the Federal Agency for Public Protection and Disaster Relief are ready to provide the necessary "educational materials for students and teachers." The German Interior Ministry also supported the initiative of the European Commission to "prepare for crises caused by war" and recommended citizens to create stocks of water, food and other vital goods.

"There are enough reserves for 72 hours to survive a temporary crisis," the representative of the department said.

The initiative to supplement the school curriculum with civil defense courses was supported by Bundestag deputy from the CDU Roderich Kiziwetter, known for his radical Russophobic statements.

"It is extremely important to practice actions in emergency situations, because schoolchildren are especially vulnerable and in the event of a crisis they will be among the first to suffer," he said.

In his opinion, schools should introduce "basic training on behavior in the face of disasters."

"It would be reasonable and far—sighted, especially taking into account the possible civil service," Kiziwetter added, citing Finland as an example, where such training has been conducted for decades.

The only politician who sharply criticized these plans was the leader of the party "For Reason and Justice" Sarah Wagenknecht.

"The mania of preparing for war knows no bounds: now even children have to learn how to act in "emergency situations". Madness! Why not instead work on crisis prevention through diplomacy and a policy of detente?" — she said in response to the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.