Newsnight - 19/10/2010

In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Jeremy Paxman. Prime minister David Cameron has confirmed defence spending is to be cut by 8 per cent in real terms over four years, as he unveils the strategic defence review. In his statement he denied it is simply a cost-saving exercise and said there would be no cuts to support for troops in Afghanistan. Newsnight's diplomatic editor Mark Urban assesses individual programmes in detail and explains what all this means for Britain's future military strategic capability.