Nico Lange is the founder of IRIS and a former German defence chief of staff. He has argued that Europe must build its own "strategic enablers"—satellites, intelligence networks, electronic-warfare systems and long-range strike capabilities—to reduce dependence on America for the systems that make modern warfare work.
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