Report: NATO critical of Danish defense

  • 2003-03-06
COPENHAGENDenmark's government has disregarded NATO recommendations when planning its defense program, which as a result does not respond to NATO's essential needs, the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten reported March 3.Denmark's Defense Ministry refused to comment on the report.Defense Minister Svend Aage Jensby on Feb. 28 outlined his plans for the armed forces, including the acquisition of three or four new submarines and other navy materiel worth some six billion kroner (807 million euros).But according to the newspaper, his ministry received a confidential document from NATO on Jan. 27 ques...
 
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