It claims that its opposition to a European defense structure stems from its belief that NATO – and thus the United States – is critical to European defense. But, given that no other EU country has seriously considered excluding NATO, this argument seems to be little more than an excuse.
英国和法国一样，相信没有军事实力就谈不上战略效率。英国称之所以反对欧洲防务架构是因为相信北约——还有美国——是欧洲防务的关键要素。但因为其他欧盟国家并没有真正考虑排斥北约，英国的说法似乎不过是一种借口。