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March/April 2008 Defense Monitor

1 April 2008

This issue of CDI's Defense Monitor examines the new 2009 defense budget, the recent US satellite "shoot down" and prospects for AFRICOM headquarters; and Russian public opinion on eliminating nuclear weapons.

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CORRECTION: In the print version of the Defense Monitor, there is an error in the numbers for the graph, "EU Member States' Defense Spending 2006." Please click here for the corrected version of page 3.

Articles in this issue include:

• "The Chaos in America's Vast Security Budget"
• "The State of the (European) Union: Making U.S. Defense Spending Look Efficient
• "The Future of Nuclear Disarmament: U.S. and Russian Public Opinion Strongly Supports Eliminating Nuclear Weapons"
• "Trip Report: Missile Defense and the Czech Republic"
• "Was the Satellite 'Shoot Down' Worth It?"
• "Prospects for African AFRICOM Headquarters"

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