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> Warnings about the state and future trajectory of the UK armed forces have been coming from the US side for a number of years now. And they can all be solved
by _vbnz 4y ago
> Warnings about the state and future trajectory of the UK armed forces have been coming from the US side for a number of years now.
And they can all be solved by buying American weapons... funny that.
- varjag 4y agoYou're talking about the UK, the core of a former global empire with no shortage of arms manufacturing expertise.
- throwrqX 4y agoThey can also be solved by developing their own industry. Not sure they want to spend the money on it though.
- selectodude 4y agoThe UK has a very healthy domestic defense industry that makes most of its money selling to the Americans. I imagine BAE Systems would appreciate the local business.
- pessimizer 4y agoSelling arms to despots is one of the things that's actually going well in the UK.