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UK's Starmer Writing Cheques The Military Can't Cash | Putin's Russian Submarine Threat Looms Off UK Coast | Cyber Attacks From China And North Korea
If you ever thought Britain’s armed forces were ready for anything, think again. According to Robert Clark, the MOD needs another £400bn ($537bn) between now and 2040. With Putin's Russian subs lurking off UK shores, and Keir Starmer writing cheques the military can’t cash, it’s a wonder Britain still has an armed force. “It’s bordering on professional negligence,” Robert Clark says. Promises of peacekeepers in Ukraine, more boots in Estonia, and even Royal Marines in Greenland sound great, until people realise the UK is haemorrhaging troops and can’t even recruit enough to fill the ranks…
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