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Armed forces head says UK security ‘not responsibility of military alone’
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton highlighted the need for societal support and investment in defence amid global uncertainties and plans to boost spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027.
- On Sunday, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff, said the United Kingdom’s security `is not the responsibility of the military alone`.
- Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Sir Richard warned of an `increasingly uncertain world`, citing Russia's invasion of Ukraine as proof peace must be defended.
- The armed forces perform tasks including deterring aggression on Nato's eastern flank, supporting hurricane relief in the Caribbean and protecting undersea cables; Sir Richard took over as Chief of the Defence Staff in September and leads the strategic defence review published in June.
- On Remembrance Sunday, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called it `tragic and concerning` that only 10% of people aged 18 to 28 would be prepared to go to war for their country.
- It requires investment and societal backing, Sir Richard wrote, as national security needs innovation and society's support while the Government seeks to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by April 2027.
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Armed forces head says UK security ‘not responsibility of military alone’
Sir Richard Knighton took over as Chief of the Defence Staff in September.
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