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> It does get you 11 carrier fleet strike groups, and 5,500 nuclear weapons, though. Which protect the blanket of freedom under which the UK sleeps.
by massysett 3y ago
> It does get you 11 carrier fleet strike groups, and 5,500 nuclear weapons, though.
Which protect the blanket of freedom under which the UK sleeps.
- ch4s3 3y agoOther NATO members are really smug about all of this while not spending their 3% obligation on defense, essentially free riding on the US.
- dukeyukey 3y agoAlthough the UK is one of those countries that: 1. Consistently maintains a >2% of GDP military budget, and 2. Is capable of acting independently (albeit less effectively than part of NATO). It's also one of those countries reasonably able to defend itself without the US.
- 0zemp2c 3y agohuh? even the official UK Forces News youtube channel dedicated an entire episode to how hollowed out UK defense spending is at present when Queen Liz set out to sea, half of the planes on her deck were F35s from (and staffed by) the US Marines...afaik the UK cannot provide full air wings for their own carriers