Poll: Should European powers be doing everything they can to increase cooperation on defence programmes?

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Following the news that France is dragging its feet on a joint programme with the UK to develop a new anti-ship missile for the next generation military helicopter, are European defence ties becoming strained as domestic issues continue to trump collective progress? Last week the UK Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, called for a greater union between European nations to continue improving military capabilities while dealing with dwindling budgets. He asked for Europe to maximis...
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