In practice, however, it is a formula for condemning America's armed forces to operating obsolete equipment long after its useful service life is ended -- and inviting others to perceive and perhaps to act upon exploitable weaknesses on the part of the United States.

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The results come three years after the Government's National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions, which pledged to improve quality of life and independence for people living with chronic conditions.

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