Arms Exports: The Normality of a Scandalous Subject: A Comment
Journal: German Yearbook of Contemporary History
Year: 2022

Arms Exports: The Normality of a Scandalous SubjectA Comment Michael Geyer (bio) On February 19, 2022, just a few days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a German opinion poll found that 63 percent of respondents opposed sending weapons into "war and crisis areas," against 34 percent who thought this might be justified in some cases. A mere 3 percent did not know.1 The surprisingly high level of certainty in matters of arms transfers suggests deep-rooted convictions. A similar poll some fiv