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Top US Defense Official Seeks Senate Panel's Nod For Finland, Sweden's Bid To Join NATO

A top official of the U.S. Department of Defense has strongly urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to quickly approve the request of Finland and Sweden to join NATO.

"The Department of Defense assesses that Finland and Sweden are ready for NATO membership," Celeste A. Wallander, Assistant Secretary of Defense for international security affairs, said at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wednesday.

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by Joji Xavier

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