Schweden plant, das Personal seiner Streitkräfte im nächsten Jahrzehnt um fast 40.000 Mann aufzustocken

To put it in perspective:

Almost 50 % more than before. Then over 1% of the population in active service.

To achieve a similar ratio, Germany would have to increase its number of soldiers fivefold.

The sheer number of soldiers is not decisive, but it shows that a state feels threatened here. They will hardly have the urge to conquer within the EU…