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NATO mulls over a plan to overcome deficits in air defences, missiles and other area after leaders agreed last year for the biggest overhaul in three decades of its defence capabilities, amid growing fears of Russian aggression.

Behind the scenes, NATO officials have since been poring over the minimum defence requirements to achieve those plans, which were sent to national governments in recent weeks, according to one military planner, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The minimum requirements detail the shortfalls in NATO armies in key areas, providing a rough indication of how many billions of euros it could cost to fix, the military planner said. NATO aims to convert these requirements into binding targets for individual governments to provide for the defence of Europe by autumn 2025, when it holds a regular meeting of defence ministers.

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