Originally Posted by
Warren Peace
Despite a lot of sensible, if misdirected, opinion on here, you all seem to have a peculiarly selfish focus.
The new world order cares not what you were trained to defend against.
You can all make all the noise you want about Russia, China and Syria.
The enemy faced by the people of the UK was on London Bridge recently. There is a limited amount of money to go around, and neither the Typhoon force, the Red Arrows or either of the two new carriers will prevent more of that.
Life has to go on, so Police, Air Ambulance & SAR aviation needs public money. Drones to attack either team in Syria, not so much.
The facts are: HMG has failed to secure safety at home, so the game of roaming the world trying to nip something in the bud, without knowing what it is, can't really be the way forward.
Sometimes, when you look so closely at the bigger picture, you don't see what's right in front of you.
I would also add, the threat today, both realised and potential, is at the lowest point in real terms than it has been in the last 50 yrs. Although the attacks in London are truly tragic and I wish they could all be stopped, in the big scheme of things from the IRAs heyday 30 yrs ago, London is a lot safer place.
The 24 hour news cycle, social media and irresponsible journalism have caused the nation to live in fear of a threat which is miniscule, albeit tragic when it does happen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._Britain#1970s
I would argue the single greatest threat to the UK today is 5G being installed which is giving non-friendly nations access to the ENTIRE countries data networks. Most people have no comprehension of what 5G is, it is NOT a mobile phone network, it is a data network that EVERYTHING can communicate with from mobile phones, computers, smart devices, your vehicle, credit cards etc. Think WiFi, but EVERYWHERE. If you would like some sleepless nights then I recommend this video. It's truly terrifying!