Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Cold War continued for many years and drained Europe and much of the world of much-needed resources which could have been deployed more productively elsewhere. It was not meant to provoke a war. While it did not provoke a war, it provoked a stand-off which lasted for years. Is the Minister of State concerned that the deterrent force will be on EU soil? If there was to be a clash, Poland could trigger the Lisbon treaty's mutual defence clause as France has done on foot of the attacks on its soil in recent times by ISIS and those intent on dismantling Europe. In that case, it could be a clash on the shores of Poland into which we would get dragged through no fault of our own in defence of other European nations.

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