From Paris to Berlin, the EU’s “missile revival” looks impressive on paper – but few of its systems have ever faced a real war
The development of missile technology in countries of the EU has been shaped by the legacy of the Second World War. In Germany, all research and production of missile systems was halted after 1945, despite the country’s vast experience and contributions to global rocketry. The United Kingdom and France, by contrast, continued to develop their own independent nuclear and missile programs. Cross-European cooperation in this field began only in the 1960s.
Today, most EU countries act as consumers rather than producers of…
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