Airstrip One

German support for the European Army - 5th May 2003, 10.27

On the day that Germany, France, Belgium and Luxembourg were meeting to set up a prospective defence core within the EU, a paper was deliberately leaked to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, containing support from German military planners for an EU army. Their plan was for German leadership in this role, the establishment of a full state security infrastructure and a seat at the United Nations for the EU (a goal that the federasts have in common with the neo-conservatives).

The British nuclear deterrant was flagged as a possible "sticking point for pooling European forces".