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2:57 PM 4/21/2016 - Today's Headlines: AP Exclusive: US Navy accuses Gulf commander of misconduct | Obama Has Reason to Be Split Between Sanders and Clinton | Pop Icon Prince Dead at 57 | Exclusive: Egyptian police detained Italian student before his murder - sources | Outnumbered, Outranged, and Outgunned: How Russia Defeats NATO | Israeli PM in Moscow | Russia Pursues Ties With Kurds to Keep Foothold in Region - WSJ | Obama of Arabia: "Communication is the key! Start talking the U.S. English, already!": The Latest: Obama: Leaders united in defeating IS group | U.S. Seeks Better Deterrence in Europe Against Russian Aircraft - WSJ

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AP Exclusive: US Navy accuses Gulf commander of misconduct Obama Has Reason to Be Split Between Sanders and Clinton Pop Icon Prince Dead at 57 Exclusive: Egyptian police detained Italian student before his murder - sources Outnumbered, Outranged, and Outgunned: How Russia Defeats NATO Today NATO is indeed outnumbered, outranged, and outgunned by Russia in Europe and beset by a number of compounding factors that make the situation worse. Having said that, it is possible to begin restoring a more robust deterrent posture and to do so at a price tag that appears affordable in the context of an alliance with an  aggregate GDP of $35 trillion . The enlarged  European Reassurance Initiative  announced by the administration is a step in the right direction, though not a complete solution. Also, NATO’s European members must begin making the necessary investments to fulfill their commitments to the alliance’s collective defense; this is not just America’s problem. Рос