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Article: SWEDEN TRIES TO CUT SPENDING, STAY NEUTRAL.(NEWS/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- February 4, 1996
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Byline: JOHAN RAPP ASSOCIATED PRESS
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- Swedish military officers have little to be cheery about these days, beyond their tests showing that hangar-size igloos can withstand direct hits from artillery.
Storage igloos, made of something that comes from the sky for free, are just what Sweden's military needs. Parliament is slashing defense spending while insisting on a self-defense capability the military says it no longer can afford.
The dispute is tied to a fundamental question that Sweden has been wrestling with since the end of the Cold War: to remain neutral or not?
Even though there are no competing alliances ...