And today the Secretary for Defence is announcing new retention incentives for our armed forces.
It takes factories and jobs on the ground to win congressional approval for defence orders.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has again called for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign.
Government agencies including those for defence and labour faced shutdown this weekend without the legislation.
All of this could lead to confusing results and provide ammunition for defence lawyers.
In 1975 he was appointed State Secretary for Defence by President Valery Giscard d'Estaing.
Judges said they wanted to allow time for defence counsel to make written submissions.
But there are already plans for defence workers to take one day off a week without pay.
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Iguanadon was a bulky herbivore that had conical spikes instead of thumbs, used for defence against predators.
But whether for defence, education or anything else, Republican spending proposals bring another headache: the budget caps.
When finished, these machines will be used for defence purposes, as well as helping out humans in tricky situations.
And there are no roads which the army could use to transport heavy equipment to different western valleys for defence purposes.
Another ex-guerrilla turned moderate, Jose Genoino, lost the election for governor of Sao Paulo state but is tipped for defence minister.
"You couldn't get a cigarette paper between my views and the views of the secretary of state for defence, " he added.
Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Peter Luff, said weapons systems tested on the range were being used in operations in Libya.
But, under the basic law's draft, the government in Baghdad would be responsible for defence as well as oil and foreign policy.
The QEHB is home to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine where members of the armed service who have been injured overseas are treated.
It stresses that plenty of high-level structures exist to discuss these worries and that NATO is actively rethinking its plans for defence in the east.
On Monday , the Commons meets at 2.30pm for Defence questions.
The lead witness was the minister for defence equipment, Peter Luff.
But he insisted that "it was not for defence, it was not for weapons", and said the research had "not progressed much due to our constraints".
And former Army officer, Andrew Robathan, now minister for defence personnel, welfare and veterans, will be quizzed by the Defence Committee (at 2.30pm) on soldiers' accommodation.
Correspondents say Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is now a strong candidate, with former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel reported to be a potential nominee for defence secretary.
On board the aircraft carriers there are typically 70-80 planes for defence, attack, refuelling in flight, jamming enemy communications and radars, and for airborne surveillance and control.
Brigadier Chris Parker, commandant of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Selly Oak, said the rise in the number of injured personnel was being adequately dealt with.
Temporary barriers could be installed to protect Cowley Bridge, and there were also plans for defence walls to improve protection at Exeter St David's railway station, it said.
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Curacao is a former Dutch colony and now forms an independent country within the kingdom of the Netherlands, but it still relies on the Netherlands for defence and foreign policy.
The difference now is that almost every country in South-East Asia has embarked on a similar build-up, making it one of the fastest-growing regions for defence spending in the world.
My government will ensure strong arrangements for defence based on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and promote international peace and security, especially in the Middle East and in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This year's budget included increased spending for defence equipment.
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