Govt: Defence review vital for our 'very dangerous' world
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Govt: Defence review vital for our 'very dangerous' world
Dan Jarvis on Thursday described the commitment to 2.5% as “absolutely cast iron”, but no date has been put on when spending will rise to this level.
The government’s strategic defence review will be launched next week and will set out a road map to spending 2.5% of gross domestic product on defence.
Report by Covellm.
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