BERLIN (Reuters) - Two senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Thursday warned election rivals the Social Democrats (SPD) against politicising Germany's efforts to increase military spending, saying security threats made such steps essential.
The strongly worded comments came after Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, a Social Democrat, questioned rapid moves to meet NATO's defence spending goal, arguing that German spending to integrate a million refugees also strengthened security.
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