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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
Debt, Deficits, and the Defense Budget
February 25, 2013 12:12 pm (EST)
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While many analysts believe some defense cuts should be part of a comprehensive deficit reduction accord, they fear that the "meat axe" austerity scheduled to hit the Pentagon on Friday would needlessly undermine national security and the broader economy. Others say such concerns are overstated, noting that even if all the scheduled reductions at the Pentagon occur, defense spending would still fall within recent norms.
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