1. Scanning the Horizon.
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Wall, Robert and Lok, Joris Janssen
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MILITARY readiness , *MILITARY budgets , *OPERATIONAL readiness (Military science) - Abstract
The article reports that Norway and Sweden are on the verge or making potentially important decisions that will shape the long-term capabilities of their militaries as of 2008. For Sweden, the issue is mainly one of the armed forces digesting stringent financial cuts made by the government in 2007. On the other hand, the Norwegian government is trying to get a handle of operational commitments and long-term needs.
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- 2008