Defence and the threats facing the UK and the West.
onecitizen
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This seems to be one area where the debate doesn't seem to have even started in the election campaign.
Some people naively believe we can spend less on defence and remain safe, I disagree.
The Russians alone are building 2300 new main battle tanks and ramping up defence spending overall.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32478937
Some people naively believe we can spend less on defence and remain safe, I disagree.
The Russians alone are building 2300 new main battle tanks and ramping up defence spending overall.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32478937
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We cant afford to compete in an arms race with Russia who has thousands of T-72's and T-80's mothballed in storage not to mention the newer T-90.
Nato would probably never have one a conventional war against the Warsaw pact forces and the plan was always to use tactical nuclear weapons to stop them in Western Germany
Oh by the way this is nothing compared to the massive conventional armed forces of the former Soviet Union and Warsaw pact forces in the 1970's and 80's who's armies numbered in their Millions and tanks into their tens of thousands.
Btw, these weapons bought at great expense to the Soviet Citizen are now abandoned across the former soviet union rusting away
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
Japan, Germany, Italy, China...all 1.0 to 1.2% of GDP (actually 1.0 to 2.1% on other chart).
Saudi Arabia, by stark contrast, are at about 10%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Global_Militarization_Index
Israel topping this one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditure_per_capita
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/vehicles/2015/04/18/germany-to-buy-back-tanks-amid-russia-threat/25879281/
We should never get rid of our nuclear weapons, especially since we are paying nuke holding Pakistan millions each year to keep its weapons out of the hands of jihadists, while they create a safe refuge for them (Bin Laden) .. I would get rid of every single soldier, gun, bullet, before ridding ourselves of nuclear weapons.
If we did get rid of them Putin will be all over us, and we would look like a bunch of p****** on the world stage.
We shouldn't share aircraft carriers or anything else with France or anyone else
As far as I know Cameron is the only leader to have addressed this threat in his manifesto speech.
Miliband is currently cosying himself up to an Osama Bin Laden impersonator
I agree.
Its surely only a matter of time before Sunni & Shiite Muslims start fighting between each other on the streets in one or more of many of GB's Islamic ghettos.
Still, fascinating thread.
Keep up the entertainment.......