A European Council summit dedicated to defense and Ukraine is slated for Thursday; EU leaders are expected to discuss ways to fund increased military expenditures.
Macron also hinted that he would propose a new defense budget for France, despite lacking a parliamentary majority to pass it.
I’m not European but I am quite aware of the situation with Orban. What do you think would happen if, let’s say, UK, France, and Norway decided to build a top of the line nuclear powered aircraft carrier together?
Britain’s two current aircraft carriers are the biggest carriers in the world that aren’t American. Nuclear power was deemed to be not worth the enormous additional cost since a carrier needs regular re-supply either way. Britain does operate nuclear-powered submarines, so the technical expertise was there. If Britain can sustain two of those, Europe can absolutely manage it
They’d be able to help secure Europe, could get some sales to EU countries and such, but I see this as a project that would deal directly with established armies (and countries’ defence budgets) rather than going through the EU.