British Army 'would be depleted in six months to a year' in a major war
Wednesday, 4 December 2024 The entire British Army would be depleted in "six months to a year" in a major war – underlining the importance of rebuilding the UK's reserve forces, a defence minister has said.
The prime minister says he will make the UK a “battle-ready nation”, whilst Defence Secretary John Healey has pledged to “create a British Army that is 10 times more lethal”, as the Strategic Defence Review is published. The government aims to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034, although the Treasury has not yet guaranteed to fund it, and some of the UK’s Nato allies say it is not enough. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former British Army general Sir Richard Shirreff says a US deal for peace in Ukraine widely reported on Wednesday is “exactly what Putin wants”. Sir Richard, who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2011 to 2014 says “if this deal goes through it is signalling America is effectively an ally of Russia”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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