1966 Defence White Paper
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The 1966 Defence White Paper was a major review of the United Kingdom's defence policy brought about by the Labour Party government under the Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The main author was the then Secretary of State for Defence Denis Healey.
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The government decided on significant reductions in the defence budget, and cut a number of significant new projects, among which included the CVA-01 aircraft carrier and the TSR2 tactical strike aeroplane.
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