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On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United States access to all of the military bases across the Scandinavian country, saying the deal would bolster regional security. Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said the deal, signed in Washington Tuesday, "will create better conditions for Sweden to be able to receive support from the United States in the event of a war or crisis." Jonson told Swedish broadcaster SVT that it didn’t mean that "all 17 locations will be used" but "where it is most important from a military...