The Times of London has a neat graphic showing Britain's current defense deployments here (pdf). Meanwhile, Gordon Brown will be upping Britain's defense spending:
'Gordon Brown will put two new aircraft carriers at the heart of his vision for the military this week as he commits Labour to billions of pounds of extra defence spending.
At the same time, defence chiefs are exploring how closer military links with France and the potential benefits of an entente cordiale could tackle future dangers with limited resources.
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