Germany’s Defense Ministry is considering restricting access to the classified OPLAN war plan if the far-right AfD gains control of Saxony-Anhalt’s government.

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Germany’s Defense Ministry is considering restricting access to the classified OPLAN war plan if the far-right AfD gains control of Saxony-Anhalt’s government. The roughly 1,000-page plan outlines Germany and NATO’s response to a war or major crisis. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius reportedly wants to prevent an AfD-led state government from accessing or potentially passing sensitive military information to Russia, amid growing concerns over the party’s ties to Moscow. Source: Bloomberg