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Old 12th Mar 2018, 19:27
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Buster15
 
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Originally Posted by Phil_R
Does the UK have the fifth largest military capability in the world?
It is widely know that the so called 2% of GDP figure contains a great deal of creative accountancy.
One or two senior defence officials going public about lack of defence spending would be normal but the number now making their concerns known ought to be a major national concern. But, sadly the government will continue to try to paper over the increasing cracks.
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