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Forum: Military Aviation

17th Aug 2006, 11:06

Replies: 970

Defence: Public ignorance, the media, and cutbacks

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Posted By Wee Weasley Welshman

I'm suprised it hasn't happened yet but I suspect...

I'm suprised it hasn't happened yet but I suspect soon the activities of HM Armed Forces will be targetted by the Green lobby. They'll call for fewer exercises, less live firing, more use of...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Dec 2003, 03:58

Replies: 970

Defence: Public ignorance, the media, and cutbacks

Views: 326,692

Posted By Wee Weasley Welshman

Will they replace Trident do you think when it...

Will they replace Trident do you think when it passes its out of service date?

If they intend to then perhaps money needs to be saved over the next few years...

Cheers

WWW

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Dec 2003, 19:06

Replies: 970

Defence: Public ignorance, the media, and cutbacks

Views: 326,692

Posted By Wee Weasley Welshman

WEBF - I am well aware of the range of...

WEBF - I am well aware of the range of intelligence activities conducted by conventional forces. Fine, lets have more AWACS, R1, diesel electric subs, UAVs etc etc.

Main battle tanks, leading...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Dec 2003, 23:51

Replies: 970

Defence: Public ignorance, the media, and cutbacks

Views: 326,692

Posted By Wee Weasley Welshman

We won't be able to do it so thats it. Simple. ...

We won't be able to do it so thats it. Simple.

If that means we don't get involved in various dodgy wars on behalf of the motivations of Foreign Office Mandarins then - thats un upside for johnny...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Dec 2003, 22:59

Replies: 970

Defence: Public ignorance, the media, and cutbacks

Views: 326,692

Posted By Wee Weasley Welshman

We couldn't do the Falklands again now. We...

We couldn't do the Falklands again now.

We couldn't have liberated Kuwait without the US anyway.

Former Yugoslavia did not require a Typhoon, a main battle tank nor a large carrier.

Saddam...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Dec 2003, 18:57

Replies: 970

Defence: Public ignorance, the media, and cutbacks

Views: 326,692

Posted By Wee Weasley Welshman

Bluewolf - the 100 figure was purely to show...

Bluewolf - the 100 figure was purely to show percentages - obviously the Uk defence budget is in the many many billions.

Mad Mark - although as I gaze up from Weasley towers computer room I can...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Dec 2003, 03:02

Replies: 970

Defence: Public ignorance, the media, and cutbacks

Views: 326,692

Posted By Wee Weasley Welshman

You have £100m for defence and you run the...

You have £100m for defence and you run the country...

You currently spend £8m on humint, sigint, MI5/6.

You currently spend £62m on the conventional Army, Navy, Air Force.

You currently...

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