Panetta nomination signals major US defence cuts

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  • Key qualifications as Obama's executor of defence budget cuts
  • Familiarity with Capitol Hill
  • Former White House budget director
  • Skilled high-level manager
  • Review of defence roles and missions -- a prelude to cuts
  • Programmes in jeopardy
  • F-35 unit reduction
  • Size of the navy
  • Prosecuting current conflicts
  • Personnel continuity within the Pentagon

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