Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing economic gap may also lead to an increasing technology gap which will almost hamper the inter-operability between our forces.
Anders Fogh RasmussenAbout author
- Author's profession: Statesman
- Nationality: danish
- Born: January 26, 1953
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