Minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis
(Liberal Party) has written to the Dutch parliament, claiming that the Dutch military will
have to learn to fight again. The
government will have to supply additional funds to the Defense Department so that it
can buy munitions and spare parts. Thereafter, the military can follow an
intensive training program and prepare themselves to fight, for instance,
well-trained Russian soldiers. Over the years, the Netherlands has reduced its
artillery and abolished its two tank battalions. It has also sold the heavy fighting vehicles
of two other battalions and replaced them with Jeeps. Most Dutch helicopters
are unable to fly in areas where an enemy would have anti-aircraft missiles set in place.
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