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The speed with which you can move things across that wide network means it could be used for whatever purpose an operator might be interested in."

I think it's really welcome to talk first about putting that money towards filling a lot of these critical capability shortfalls in strategic enablers, like air and missile defence but I think I'd like to see a bit more urgency in the implementation."

Rachel Ellehuus, director-general of RUSI, said the key question was whether the proposal would mean “action, or simply more process”. “Legitimacy does not come from creating a new Europe security strategy, security protocol, or European Security Council,” she told Euractiv, arguing that similar structures already exist bilaterally, through smaller groups and via NATO. European countries instead need to act “quickly and decisively” and procure the capabilities needed for deterrence and defence, she said.