James Blitz and Alex Barker, Financial Times John Hutton, Britain's defence secretary, will propose today that Nato members set up a standing force of 3,000 troops committed to defending the alliance's territory against attack.
The entire article, in which Hutton notes that such a “force would reassure Nato's east European members, in particular the Baltic states,” can be found here:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40d9... 