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France boosts defense spending. (European Report).

Publication: Journal of Electronic Defense
Publication Date: 01-OCT-02 		Format: Online - approximately 522 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: France boosts defense spending. (European Report).(to $14 billion in 2003)

Article Excerpt
Pushing aside the powerful Social and Education Ministries, French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie negotiated an average increase of $1 billion per year through 2008 for the French military to repair broken equipment and launch long-awaited programs. If approved toward the end of this year, and then if actually realized over its six-year life -- which has not happened in the memory of even the oldest senior officers -- the defense budget represents an increase of about 5...

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