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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, right, welcomes defense ministers to NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, as part of the NATO Defense Ministerial, June 9, 2010. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left, participated in the event.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, right, welcomes defense ministers to NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, as part of the NATO Defense Ministerial, June 9, 2010. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left, participated in the event.

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