The German Interior Ministry is advising schools to prepare children for crises and war under the slogan of “civil readiness.” Claiming there is a threat of Russia invading NATO countries in “four to seven years from now,” and “given the recent developments in the security situation, a greater focus should be placed on civil defense, including in school education,” an Interior Ministry spokesperson told the German business daily Handelsblatt.
Schoolchildren should be “prepared for the worst,” crisis response training should be introduced into school curricula, and emergency supplies should be stored in every home, the German ministry spokesperson proposed. These proposals are not only happening in Germany, but such “civic readiness” calls have been promoted across the continent and in the U.K. in the last week.