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How does the UK defence spending boost add up?
It’s highly unusual for a prime minister to make such a major spending pledge outside a budget, so let’s take a closer look at it.
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PM promises UK defence spending up to 2.5% of GDP by 2030
Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030. On a trip to Poland, the prime minister said the extra billions will put Britain’s defence industry “on a war footing” – and Nato members cannot expect the US alone to foot the bill for defending the West. He also…
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Israel war with Iran has begun says former Israeli air defence commander
With Iran promising massive retaliation, could Israel count on repeating Saturday’s successful shooting down of nearly all the Iranian missiles and drones – especially when around a third are thought to have been downed by Israel’s Western and Arab allies? Brigadier General Zvika Haimovich was Commander of the Israel Air Defense Forces until 2018. We…
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Iran ‘failed’ says former US Assistant Secretary of Defence
We spoke to Mary Beth Long, a former US Assistant Secretary of Defence.
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Israel’s defence against unprecedented Iran attack explained
How did Israel manage to fend off Iran’s unprecedented attack so comprehensively?
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‘The situation has developed’: Shadow defence secretary on calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire
We’re joined from Westminster by Shadow Secretary of Defence John Healey.
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‘We need to increase our spending on defence’ says former head of British army
As Britain is drawn further into the war in the Middle East, MPs are warning that the government must address shortages in military personnel and equipment. If not, they say the armed forces will not be ready to fight a “high-intensity war”. The Defence Select Committee says the military is “consistently over stretched” – with…
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If there are more Houthi strikes, UK are ready to respond but no specific plans, says defence minister
We spoke to the defence minister, James Cartlidge. I asked him if the UK would retaliate over the latest Houthi strikes.
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Iran explosions will create ‘many layers of escalation’, says defence expert
We talk to Dr Samuel Ramani from the Royal United Services Institute defence and security think tank.
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‘Combat will resume’ if Hamas stops releasing ‘sufficient numbers of hostages’ says chair of the Israeli Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee
We spoke to Yuli Edelstein, head of the foreign affairs and defence committee in the Israeli parliament.
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‘Fiction has the ability to bypass our self defences’, Booker Prize award winner Paul Lynch says
This year’s prestigious Booker Prize has gone to the Irish author Paul Lynch for his fifth novel ‘Prophet Song’.
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Gaza ground invasion would make hostage negotiations ‘very difficult’, says Qatari former director of defence
Matt is joined from Washington DC by Mary Beth Long who was US Assistant Secretary of Defence under President George W Bush.
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Ukraine claims break through of most difficult Russian defences
Ukrainian troops say they’ve managed to break through the most difficult line of Russian defences in the south – which should help them advance more quickly in their mission to take back territory. Ukrainian officials have been under pressure to speed up the pace of their counter offensive – but defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov said…
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‘We ask our partners for two things: weapons and patience’, says Ukraine Ministry of Defence adviser
We spoke to Yuriy Sak, an adviser to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence.
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Ukraine air defences protect against Russian attacks [dubbed]
Ukraine’s forces remain locked in combat with Russian ones along the front lines in the eastern parts of the country. The major cities also remain under threat from Russian kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles.
