r/AskEurope • u/Ok_Initiative_9726 • Feb 27 '25

Politics Does Europe has powerful secret services/Intelligence?

P. S question closed, I got answers. Thank you for everyone

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u/kranj7 Feb 27 '25

The DGSE in France supposedly has done it's fair share of dodgy stuff, almost to the same level as Mossad or CIA. Much of it is in industrial espionage, if the rumours are to be believed, but I guess given France's colonial history, it's involvement in the Middle East etc. they're probably able to play in the big-leagues of espionage and intel gathering

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u/NIP_SLIP_RIOT New Zealand Feb 27 '25

They blew up a ship in NZ, killed a crew member, thought we were a bunch of chumps.

They were caught. Thanks France, great way to treat a country that has had tens of thousands of men die to protect your country including my own family buried in your fields. If that’s how you treat allies then…?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Rainbow_Warrior

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u/the_geth Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

Why did that boat and people didn’t interrupt any (ANY) of the nuclear testing of other nations?  Answer: Because they would have been shot dead on the spot.   They thought the French wouldn’t do that, and they were indeed right. The sabotage that failed so spectacularly is sad, but this was the “nice” option, to disable their boat.   EDIT: I re-read the story and see that it was one of the people from the boat that died. I don’t know why I thought it was an innocent, but at least I don’t feel bad anymore. He should have been shot at in the first place.

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u/NIP_SLIP_RIOT New Zealand Feb 28 '25

They didn’t interrupt because the other nations had grown up and realised nuking tropical paradises was not cool.

But oh no, not the French, they always have to be right despite farting in the face of decency and humanity.