The UK us still one of the wealthiest nations on the face of the planet. It has the third or fourth largest defence budget, is the 6th largest manufacturing economy and has financial capital investment on a truly global scale.
If this is true, and I certainly don't doubt it, would you say that we have the third or fourth largest Armed Forces in the world?
I certainly don't think we have quite the third or fourth largest Air Force.
Very far from it.
Doubtless Mr pr00ne you can explain all.
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