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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

First Sea Lord defends spending on aircraft carriers
Britain's naval chief, Adm. Mark Stanhope, has defended the need to buy two aircraft carriers ahead of a defense review.

"People that keep turning around and talking about 'the navy's carriers' have missed the point entirely. These carriers are about supporting (troops) ashore, not protecting a fleet."

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