With a defence review looming and WW3 forecast within 5 years by some esteemed military ‘experts ‘ should we not bite the bullet ,cut our losses and bin ( sell off ) our super expensive carriers ?
if , heaven forbid , WW3 ever starts it will all be over in days and the carriers mission of world wide power projection ,keeping sea lanes open etc will not apply. ( in any case putting these expensive assets in vulnerable locations would be very risky)
Defending Taiwan is not our TOP priority!
Their role in deterring WW3 is debatable.
their role in showing UK off to the world is out of date - we no longer have an empire!
carriers will not be much use defending Ukraines sovereignty if a peace settlement is ever finally achieved.
All our scanty underfunded spending should be focused more on direct defence of the homeland such as protection against hypersonic missiles, drones and cyber attack.
any money left over should be spent directly ,with our NATO allies ,on forces directly adjoining Russias borders to deter any further expansion/aggression.
Last edited by mahogany bob; 16th July 2024 at 07:34.