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Friday, July 22, 2011

Defence cuts leave Europe in 'decline'

NATOCuts in European defence budgets could lead to the "gradual decline" of Europe on the world stage, NATO's Secretary General has warned.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, said that while operations in Libya were largely "a positive story" for European powers, the operation would not be possible without the "unique and critical" intelligence gathering assets provided by the United States.

"For the first time in the history of NATO we have seen an operation not led by the Americans," said Fogh Rasmussen.

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