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The Defence Secretary has said the UK’s armed forces are not “ready to fight” a war and need to be “more effective” in deterring future aggression against Nato.



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UK defense chief warns military not ready to fight war or stop invasion

In a damning assessment, John Healey said the military could conduct ‘operations’ but would be unable to deter an enemy from invading

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Defence secretary admits: British armed forces can’t stop an invasion

Defence Secretary John Healey issued this stark warning.

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British Armed Forces 'not ready' to fight war and deter invasion, minister says

John Healey says military has been ‘hollowed out’ and ‘underfunded’ under last government

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Armed Forces not ready to fight a war, admits Defence Secretary

The Defence Secretary has said the UK’s armed forces are not “ready to fight” a war and need to be “more effective” in deterring future aggression against Nato.

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Armed forces not ‘ready to fight’ war, says Defence Secretary

John Healey said the UK needed to be ‘ready to fight’ in order to deter other nations.

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The British armed forces are “hollowed out” and “underfunded,” UK Defense Secretary John Healey has admitted

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UK military ‘not ready to fight’ – defense secretary

The Defence Secretary has warned the UK needs to be "more effective" in deterring future aggression against Nato and it is "not ready to fight."John Healey said that the UK had become "very skilled and ready to conduct military operations", but needed to be "ready to fight" in order to deter other nations.The MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough added that ministers found the state of the armed forces was "far worse than we thought."It comes after th…

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British Army 'not ready' to fend off invasion, Defence Secretary warns - 'Far worse than we thought!'

The Defence Secretary has admitted that the British armed forces are unready to fight a war.

British armed forces 'not ready to fight' a war, Defence Secretary admits

Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey issued a stark warning on the state of the U.K.’s military readiness, stating that the armed forces would struggle to stop an invasion, and are not prepared for a large-scale war. Healey attributed these challenges to years of underfunding, which he says has led to critical shortages in personnel and equipment across all branches, especially the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Speaking on Politico’s "Power…

The Defence Secretary has said the UK's armed forces are not "ready to fight" a war and need to be "more effective" in deterring future aggression against Nato.John Healey told Politico that the UK had become "very skilled and ready to conduct military operations", but needed to be "ready to fight" in order to deter other nations.He added that ministers found the state of the armed forces was "far worse than we thought" after Labour entered Gove…

Britain's armed forces are not ‘ready to fight’ war, says Defence Secretary

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