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Britain cuts defense budget deepen NATO strain in Europe
London reports the Labor government trimmed 435 million pounds from military spending over two years, lowering the defense budget to 9 billion and shrinking Britain’s armed forces to 333,000. Brigadier Kenneth Hunt warned the cuts risk undermining Western Europe’s defense and possibly prompting greater Soviet aggression.
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