A leading German politician has called on the country’s arms industry to speed up production capacities, with an eye to the lack of equipment for the Bundeswehr. Lars Klingbeil, co-leader of the governing centre-left Social Democrats, said the misconception that there is a large amount of equipment available must be done away with. “All of that has to be produced,” Klingbeil told public broadcaster ARD late on Sunday. If the German arms industry, which has reduced its capacities more and more in recent years, cannot meet demand, the Bundeswehr will have to look abroad for armaments, he said. “…