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US Military Has "Direct Involvement" In UK Defence Review
It has emerged the US government is directly involved in Britain’s defence review.
Speaking at the London think-tank Chatham House, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon made the surprise announcement in front of academics regarding US and UK naval co-operation.
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The Chief of Operations of the US Navy was in audience when Mr Fallon conceded:
"Our second [Strategic Defence and Security] Review is now underway, with [sic] direct American defence involvement in the process has now begun."
But how, why, and in what way is the US military shaping British defence policy? Will Inglis examines the facts.
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