Pistorius Wants to Remove the War Plan From the Saxony Chancellery

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The German Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of preventing the future government of Saxony-Anhalt from accessing a highly sensitive war plan if the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party takes power in that East German federal state, the US agency Bloomberg reported today.  

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Following the election victory of the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius intends to seize the "Operational Plan for Germany" (OPLAN) from the state authorities, RND reports, News.bg reports. "Pistorius is considering taking back the top-secret Operational Plan for Germany from the Saxony-Anhalt State Chancellery," the statement said. In this way, the defense chief aims to prev…

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In the event of a government participation in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD could gain access to security-relevant information for the crisis and war. Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius now seems to want to prevent this.

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Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius is considering removing a secret plan from the State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt in the event of an AfD government takeover.

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The document covering more than 1000 pages contains the central provisions for the crisis or war case. All state governments have a complete and secret version. The defense minister wants to reverse this in Saxony-Anhalt now perhaps, in order to keep the plan in a possible government takeover from the AfD secret.