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Laird urges NATO allies to boost defense spending
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird warned NATO allies not to ease defense spending as East West talks begin. He urged sustained Western strength, touted a 1974 U.S. budget of about 80 billion dollars, and noted Europe’s 33 billion in 1972. He warned detente without defense risks war and highlighted Soviet naval power growth and an impending aircraft carrier.
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