The US has been Europe's only defence since WW2.. apparently. Heard a fascinating dialogue behind me today on a Dublin bus, between an American 'entrepeneur' and a rapper of unknown origins. I learned much from them:

* Europe has no military and relies solely on the US for defence. Specifically, the US doesn't permit any other arrangement
* Japan is under the same constraints
* Plastics are fossils
* All forms of radiation are 'natural'

I'm surprised more people don't hold more intelligent meetings at the back of a bus! We all need to be enlightened.