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The article titled "Turning Point: More Security through an Arms Boost?" deals with the announcement by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz to massively arm the Federal Republic of Germany. Scholz plans to establish a special fund for the Bundeswehr amounting to 100 billion euros and an annual defense investment of more than 2 percent of the gross domestic product. In addition, a modern replacement aircraft for the outdated Tornado jets is to be procured. However, the author argues that this armament would neither help Ukraine against Russian aggression nor improve deterrence capabilities towards Russia. He also questions whether a re-militarized Bundeswehr could reliably protect Germany and argues that there is no military answer to security against a nuclear power like Russia. [Extracted from the article]