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Christopher McKeon

UK defence ‘spending gap’ is ‘matter of concern for Nato’, says former chief

Former Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance should accelerate plans to increase defence spending to prepare for a potential Russian attack by 2030 (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Archive)

A UK “spending gap” on defence would be “a matter of concern for Nato”, a former secretary-general of the alliance has said.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s warning came amid a row over defence spending that saw John Healey quit as defence secretary.

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