Germany wants to prepare for the worst. Its Interior Ministry is analyzing how prepared the country is to face an attack and has confirmed that there are only 579 bunkers. Additionally, many of them are over a century old and not in good condition.
“Sincerely, If we really had a case of alert for the population, we would be overwhelmed as a country“, recognized Sabine Sütterlin-Waack, head of the Interior of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein.
This is why the executive is already working on a coordinated plan with all administrations so that underground infrastructure can be transformed into bunkers in the event of an attack. “We have to use underground parking lots, basements or metro stations“, said Mehmet Ata, spokesperson for the Interior Ministry.
Germany is thus following in the footsteps of the Nordic countries, which have already sent their citizens guides on how to act in the event of nuclear war or a general breakdown.
