NATOs 'brain dead', election defence themes and RIP Lord Bramall
Why does French President Emmanuel Macron think NATO is suffering brain death and that Europe should be more powerful?
Find out what the two main party leaders are saying about the main defence and security issues on the campaign trail. We talk to The Times' defence correspondent Lucy Fisher.
And, remembering Lord Bramall - looking back at a long & distinguished military career from D-Day to Hong Kong and the Falklands War.
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