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War cost Britain Libya
Said a British newspaper that London spent six million pounds ($ 9.8 million) a week on bombs and rockets in the war in Libya. She explained that the expenditure comes at a time, demanding that the British government coalition a substantial reduction in the expenses of public services, including the reduction of defense expenditures.
The Daily Mail newspaper said that British forces used about $ 66 million (108 million dollars) from the precision-guided munitions, including 20 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from submarines against Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, during 11 weeks of fighting. She added that Britain spends also 285 thousand pounds (467 dollars) a week on housing crews air force, including their housing at the base of Gioia del Cooley air in southern Italy, for a total of 3.1 million pounds ($ 5 million), as well as 300 thousand pounds a week on fuel jets, and 131 thousand soldiers on weekly allowances, since their participation in air operations in Libya. Read the rest of this entry »