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UK govt – cutting costs on troops as it expands nuclear missile numbers?

Labour question ‘baffling decision’ to expand nuclear missile numbers as Defence Secretary hints at army numbers cutsLabour have questioned the “baffling decision” to expand the nuclear missile numbers and demanded answers after the UK Defence Secretary refused to rule out cuts to the armed forces. The Scotsman By Alexander BrownSunday, 21st March 2021, ”…………. The Government last week published details of its major review of foreign and defence policy, known as the Integrated Review.

It stated the UK could consider deploying its nuclear arsenal against non-nuclear countries if they possess equivalent weapons of mass destruction – including new “emerging technologies”.

However, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace refused to deny Army Numbers will be cut by up to 10,000.

Asked if he could guarantee to maintain troop numbers, Mr Wallace told Sky’s Sophie Ridge: “I am not going to reveal on the media before Parliament, the details of the numbers of men and women of our armed forces.

Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey MP called for more support for military numbers, and accused the Government of repeating it’s mistakes.

He said: “After weeks of trying to hide their true intentions, the cat is out the bag – the threats Britain faces are increasing but Conservative ministers are cutting the Army yet again.

“Over the last decade the Conservatives have broken their pledges on full-time Forces numbers and run down our Armed Forces……… https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/labour-question-baffling-decision-to-expand-nuclear-missile-numbers-as-defence-secretary-hints-at-army-numbers-cuts-3173345

March 22, 2021 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK, weapons and war

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