General News 4: Killer drones for German army? Defense minister pushes for combat UAVs, splits coalition, as MPs call fo

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Germany’s defense minister insists combat drones are crucial for defending soldiers on the battlefield. SPD politicians, meanwhile, argue there has not been a meaningful public debate. “We want combat drones to protect the lives of our soldiers,” Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition partner the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has been insisting that a wider public...

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