The UK faces a dilemma between balancing its books and cutting its defense budget at a time when it is facing increasing threats from both within and without its borders. ++ Past governments have gotten it wrong; wasting money shaping the military around predicted threats which never emerged, such as gearing up for high-intensity armored warfare, and instead mounting counterinsurgency operations.
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The biggest loser from the global recession will be the environment. ++ In the interest of business, Gordon Brown and his Labour Party look set to revive talks over an expansion of Heathrow and Standsted airports. ++ Although carbon emissions from air travel in the UK only account for 6.3% of current total output, that number is set to skyrocket to as high as 16% by 2020. ++ It seems as if Labour
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