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NATO Pledges To Improve Defense Capabilities

Julie Samuel

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

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President Barack Obama said on May 31 he has made “real progress” in talks with NATO about compelling the 28-nation alliance to invest more in military capabilities. Obama told reporters he discussed “the importance of continuing to improve NATO defense capabilities in a new world with new threats,” during a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. With Rasmussen at his side at the White House, Obama said the Danish politician “has taken the lead talking with all…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

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