"This is actually the most dangerous moment, I would argue, not just since the end of the Cold War but in many ways since the end of World War II."
The chancellor says cutting services will cost "a great deal less" than allowing Russia to succeed in Ukraine.
The skin toasted Australian Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, who resembles, with each day, the product of an overly worked solarium, was adamant. Not only will Australians be paying a bill up to and above A$368 billion for nuclear powered submarines it does not need; it will also be throwing A$100 billion into the coffers of More
Relying on the US for the defense of NATO is short-sighted.
In his response to the Ulster Unionist peer, Defence Minister the Earl of Minto admitted that UK defence spending in 2023 had fallen to just 2.28 percent of GDP compared to 2.47 percent in 2010. Lord Rogan commented: “We are living through particularly dangerous times with major conflicts going on in the Middle East and Ukraine, plus repeated military threats to Taiwan from China. “This is not a time for the United Kingdom to drop its guard but, as these figures demonstrate, that is precisely...
If, as promised, former President Donald Trump were to change thousands of civil service jobs into politically appointed positions at the start of a second term, huge numbers of federal workers could face being fired, warn policy experts.
If, as promised, former President Donald Trump were to change thousands of civil service jobs into politically appointed positions at the start of a second term, huge numbers of federal workers could face being fired, warn policy experts.
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Labour peer Lord Robertson of Port Ellen told the House of Lords that experts are questioning the Government’s £75 billion figure.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday announced additional funding for Ukraine and pledged to increase Britain's own defence budget, during a visit to the Polish capital Warsaw.Sunak said Britain was giving GBP500 million ($617 million) in additional military funding for Kyiv as he held talks with Polish premier Donald Tusk and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.Sunak said London would gradually boost defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030."In a world that is the most dangerous it has been...
PM pledges to put arms industry on ‘war footing’ with plan to raise defence budget to £87bn a year by 2030Britain will boost its defence spending to 2.5% of national output by the end of the decade as Rishi Sunak pledged to put the UK’s arms industry on a “war footing” in response to global threats.The prime minister’s plan, which he said would help the UK deal with an “increasingly dangerous” world, would steadily increase defence spending to £87bn a year by 2030. Continue reading
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit Nigeria next month after Harry attends an event in the UK