UK Military Defence Spending: Army Told to Defend Britain, Generals Ask If It Still Exists
Experts suggest the Armed Forces should protect their own country, raising awkward questions about commitments across five continents LONDON, ENGLAND – A new report suggests Britain’s Armed Forces should put greater emphasis on defending Britain, a controversial notion that could change how military planners interpret the word “defence”. The Transition Security Project argues that the UK keeps an unusually extensive network of overseas military commitments, with roughly 23% of the…
