Germany is working on a major expansion of its civil defense infrastructure, including its network of bunkers, as concerns mount over a potential Russian attack. Ralph Tiesler, head of the Federal ...

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes that the current number of soldiers in the German Armed Forces is insufficient if ...

Germany’s aging and decrepit bunker network is in need a major overhaul, according to the head of the federal agency tasked ...

"We must quickly create space for 1 million people," Ralph Tiesler, the head of the Germany's Federal Office of Civil ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday that Germany supports NATO's large-scale military expansion plan, which is expected to be approved during the alliance's defence ministers' ...

Many EU and Baltic countries fear a Russian attack. Germany says it is time to prepare shelters to protect the civilian ...

A tale of two corners. On one side that leads to Kiel town centre's main shopping precinct is a poster for Germany's first ...

Germany is planning to expand its network of bomb-proof bunkers and shelters amid worries that Russia could attack another ...

The changes come as the European Union -- which includes Germany and a swathe of other major economies in the region -- is ...

Germany’s aging ... shelter spaces,” as well as expand the nation’s siren and notification systems. Tiesler said his agency will be presenting a full plan for the revamp and expansion ...