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Final preparations are made inside and out at the Celtic Manor Hotel, ahead of the NATO summit Thursday, in Newport, Wales

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Armed police officers stand at the North Gate of Cardiff Castle, ahead of the NATO summit, in Newport, Wales.REBECCA NADEN/Reuters

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A police officer walks past models of a Scout Specialist Vehicle (R) and a Foxhound armoured vehicle on the fairway at Celtic Manor golf club near Newport in Wales.ANDREW WINNING/Reuters

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Police officers drive through the grounds of the Celtic Manor Resort prior to a NATO summit in Newport, Wales.Jon Super/The Associated Press

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Full-sized models of military vehicles and aircraft are displayed on the golf course of the Celtic Manor Hotel, ahead of the NATO summit in Newport, Wales.YVES HERMAN/Reuters

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Final preparations are made to the main conference room in the Celtic Manor Hotel, ahead of the NATO summit, in Newport, Wales.POOL/Reuters

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A model of an F-35 is seen behind a police officer on the fairway at Celtic Manor golf club, ahead of a NATO Summit near Newport in Wales.YVES HERMAN/Reuters

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Police officers stand by a closed road in the centre of Cardiff, ahead of the NATO summit, in Cardiff, Wales.REBECCA NADEN/Reuters

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Police officers stand near a model of Typhoon fighter jet at the Celtic Manor Hotel, ahead of the NATO summit, in Newport, Wales.POOL/Reuters

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Nameplates of participating leaders are seen in the main conference room in the Celtic Manor Hotel, ahead of the NATO summit, in Newport, Wales.POOL/Reuters

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Mannequins of British soldiers dressed in combat gear are displayed at the entrance of the golf course of the Celtic Manor Hotel ahead of the NATO summit in Newport, Wales.YVES HERMAN/Reuters

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Nameplates of participating countries are seen in the main conference room in the Celtic Manor Hotel, ahead of the NATO summit, in Newport, Wales.POOL/Reuters

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Two police officers walk past a model of an F35 on the fairway at Celtic Manor golf club near Newport in Wales.ANDREW WINNING/Reuters

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