Penguin
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Not possible even if the "concerned" parties have no objection
Missile development is tricky, time and resource consuming process
Arianespace has 24 shareholders from 10 European countries. After France, Germany is the largest shareholder. The main industrial Prime is EADS. Astrium is an aerospace subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) that provides civil and military space systems and services. In 2012, Astrium had a turnover of €5.8 billion and 18,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands. Its three main areas of activity are :
Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground segment
Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure
Astrium Services for the development and delivery of satellite services
The Space Transportation company is the prime contractor for the Ariane 5 launcher, the Columbus Module of the International Space Station, and the ATV, as well as a number of smaller projects (most notably Phoenix). It also builds launchers for the French nuclear missile program (see also Military of France), such as the M51 SLBM.
Meanwhile, Germany is the largest contributer in the European SPace Agency (closely followed by France)
So, I think the Germans can manage...