Denmark Plans One of Its Biggest Military-Spending Hikes Since the Cold War
Danish soldiers rest in the back of a vehicle as they accompany a group of British Challenger-2 tanks of the Queen's Royal Hussars as it rolls into Basra 24 August 2006.
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Denmark is planning one of its biggest increases in military spending since the end of the Cold War to counter Russian assertiveness and future threats posed by climate change and instability in the Middle East.
The center-right government of Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen is looking at an additional 4.8 billion kroner ($761 million) in defense spending by 2023. The money will be used to buy tanks and air and sea defense equipment.