Wars in Ukraine and Gaza make defence spending increase ‘absolutely crucial' say military chiefs
“Time is ticking…a lot of former military figures think that spending now is absolutely crucial.”
The pressure is piling up on Keir Starmer’s new government to increase defence spending as a matter of urgency, The Times’s defence editor Larisa Brown tells Matt Chorley on #TimesRadio.
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Not gonna happen guys.
@Kursk_Is_Nova_Ukraina
Ай бұрын
Another Richard 🏳🌈Saunders copium account.
It is probably generally better for Western democracies to spend more money on defense than on similarly costly immigration.
@instantkarma1229
Ай бұрын
Better for western democracies to stay out of all this nonsense and protect their own borders
@janpetersen7440
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@@instantkarma1229 Yes, border protection is just as important.
_I fail to see why we need to increase our defence budget, when we don't live in Ukraine, Europe, or the Middle East._ Oh! Because of Starmers wide open borders policy... Of course...
❤Ukrainian ❤
One of the former military top brass interviewed on Times Radio pointed out that while building up our forces in peacetime to deter a potential agressor is expensive, failing to do so and ending up at war would cost even more. By the end of WW2 Britain was spending 46 percent of GDP on its forces.
@aaronmiles2802
Ай бұрын
Good thing stopping the feeding of Western military industrial complexes and US corporations like BlackRock and Lockheed Martin is the best compromise in the meantime. We should be pushing for peace in Gaza and Ukraine.
@fredmercury1314
Ай бұрын
@@aaronmiles2802 We should be minding our own business. We don't live in Gaza or Ukraine.
@aaronmiles2802
Ай бұрын
@@fredmercury1314 I agree 100%
@suemowat222
Ай бұрын
Sleepybyes Bots. Sweet dreams
@instantkarma1229
Ай бұрын
@@fredmercury1314 100% getting involved in all wars of the last 100 years has done enough damage to Britain already
Starmer meets Biden. Starmer: Hello Mr President Biden: Mama
Just an idea 💡 🤔 how about concentrating on peace...it's 2024 have we not evolved one little bit 😮
@amyhall3617
Ай бұрын
So we should just give in and keep letting Russia take chunks of other peoples land? Because thats what peace amounts 2?