Search results for ‘Strategic Defence Review’
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Defence review: what next for Britain?
As heavy cuts to the defence budget are announced Michael Codner, director of military sciences at RUSI and former navy commander, writes for Channel 4 News on the implications for Armed Forces.
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Where the axe may fall in the defence review
It’s not what he would have wanted. When the Coalition Government announced a strategic defence and security review would be carried out, David Cameron would have been hoping for an easier ride.
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Defence cuts row deepens as Cameron steps in
The focus around the expected cuts to the armed services has intensified as the government argues with itself of how much those cuts should be.
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Hillary Clinton warns UK on defence cuts
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has raised concerns over the potential international impact of deep defence spending cuts in the UK, including to the Nato alliance.
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Defence minister warns against military cuts
Defence Secretary Liam Fox warns the prime minister of “grave consequences” if “draconian” spending cuts are made to the Armed Forces while Britain is at war. Carl Dinnen investigates.
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Former army chief condemns defence cuts
The former head of the army, General Sir Mike Jackson, tells Channel 4 News the government needs to analyse Britain’s place in the world before making big defence cuts.
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Can RAF’s high-tech systems survive the cuts?
The RAF has been showing off its high-tech capabilities. But, asks Tim Lambon, can they survive the inevitable cuts of the strategic defence review?
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Britain’s bitter political battle over Trident
As MPs warn the strategic defence review may harm Britain’s ability to defend itself, Channel 4 News Science Correspondent Julian Rush writes there is now a genuine debate about its nuclear deterrent.
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Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agree ceasefire
The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists agree a ceasefire after talks in Minsk, as Nato members decide to increase defending spending at their summit in Newport.
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Navy chief: Prolonged Libya effort unsustainable
The head of the Royal Navy warns the fleet will not be able to continue its current scale of operations beyond the summer, as the US House of Representatives votes to prohibit funding of the conflict.
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Army and Navy job losses – RAF operating at ‘full stretch’
As redundancies are announced in the army and navy and the head of the RAF says his service is ‘at full stretch’, Channel 4 News hears calls to re-open the Strategic Defence Spending Review.
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Final flight for Harrier jump jet
The Harrier jet makes its final flight – from RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. But the plane’s early retirement as a result of defence spending cuts remains controversial, writes Carl Dinnen.
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How Russian agents could be used in Britain today
Following the arrest of Mike Hancock MP’s assistant researcher Katia Zatuliveter, a former intelligence officer tells Channel 4 News about the ways the Russians use intelligence agents in the UK.
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HMS Ark Royal returns to port for last time
As the HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier returns to port for the final time after being decommissioned in the Defence Review, it marks the UK’s exit from an exclusive global club, writes Carl Dinnen.
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Lossiemouth fights RAF move away from Moray
As protesters march in Lossiemouth, Hollywood star Ewan McGregor has joined the campaign to stop the town’s RAF base being relocated to RAF Marham, in Norfolk.
