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President Pushes Major Changes In Defense

February 08 2010

Chile

President Michelle Bachelet has proposed new legislation calling for significant changes in the Defense Ministry and armed forces structure, reports MercoPress (Uruguay).

Potential changes include the creation of a new top military post, equivalent to that of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the United States.

"The new post will be the strategic commander of all Chilean military operations and will depend from the president of the republic through the Ministry of...

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