UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Secretary Des Browne has responded to claims in the 29 August 2006 issue of The Guardian newspaper that British troops are ill-equipped and that the defence budget is insufficient.
Writing in The Guardian's 'Response' column, which can be found on Page 7 of [the Aug. 30] main edition, Mr Browne put forward the following reply to Michael Moriarty's claims:
“Michael Moriarty
EU chief calls for defense ‘surge’, says ‘time of illusions’ over
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called for a "surge" in European defense spending, as the 27-nation bloc...
