Need require?!

[Marinaq17]

hi,

"War needs required aditional labour"

why need and require used here together as both's meaning sounds same?

Can anyone help?

Thank u.

[JaneRochester]

"Needs" here is a noun and means "requirements" or "necessities". "Required" is a verb and means "demanded". The meaning of the sentence is: "What requirements demanded extra work."

I hope that helps. :)