"The lion's wings have molted," cried London's Tory Daily Mail last week. "Our planes are out of date," complained the Liberal News Chronicle. Said the wor ried Manchester Guardian: "The gap in the air defenses of Britain is disturbingly evident."
In press and Parliament, a growing concern was heard last week over what Brit ain is getting for its huge arms expenditures ($4.6 billion a year, more than 35% of the budget). Two years ago, before the U.S. got its new look, the British decided to concentrate on the Royal Air Force's atom bombers...
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