Ex-Pentagon official urges US to ‘squeeze’ UK on defense amid Falklands furor

Morgan Murphy, a former Pentagon official, stated that U.S. neutrality on Falkland Islands sovereignty remains unchanged while warning that Washington may apply pressure on Britain regarding NATO defense spending. Murphy did not specify what form such pressure might take or provide a timeline. The statement followed discussions about the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory claimed by Argentina.

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