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Old 17th Sep 2010, 18:59
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general all rounder
 
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Here are a few threats completely off the top of my head:

Russia - not much capability at the moment except all those nukes but a willingness to use what capability it has pretty aggressively (vide Georgia) where will they be in 30-40 years time?

China - busy securing the World's resources on the open market but will they defend their position by force in due course?

Iran - where is that going?

Collapse of the eurozone following a Sovereign Debt crisis and a return to European nationalism?

Regional conflicts which suck us in?

India/Pakistan

Iran/Israel/Syria - whole Middle East?

Russia/Ukraine/Georgia

Various African conflicts

China/South China Sea/Japan/Koreas/Phillipines/Vietnam

and then

AQ sponsored global insurgency
Irish republicanism - still not gone away.

and finally the Argentinians still want the FI.

Actually come to think of it, there is no better time to make massive cuts in defence.
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