NATO Secretary General welcomes US announcement to strengthen military presence in Europe

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Series Details 02.02.16
Publication Date 02/02/2016
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US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter announced on the 2 February 2016 that the US planned to increase significantly its military presence in Europe.

The Pentagon proposed quadrupling its budget for European defence in 2017 in the light of 'Russian aggression'

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the proposal.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_127597.htm
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BBC News, 02.02.16: US 'to quadruple defence budget for Europe' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35476180
The Guardian, 02.02.16: Obama's last defense budget refocuses on Europe and great-power conflict http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/02/obamas-last-defense-budget-pentagon-refocuses-on-europe-and-great-power-conflict
Radio Poland, 02.02.16: US to beef up NATO in Central and Eastern Europe: report http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/239016,US-to-beef-up-NATO-in-Central-and-Eastern-Europe-report
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