The British Army is the weakest it has been since the Second World War and would face “major problems” if it went into combat, according to an ex-commander
with Jeremy Hunt under pressure to boost defence spending in the upcoming Budget.
“Even since the days of Afghanistan, when we didn’t have enough troops to do the job properly, the forces have been reduced pretty dramatically. British Army troops prepare to take part in exercises in eastern Europe to combat Russian aggression “You can’t manufacture these things overnight, you have to have huge stocks of ammunition. And we don’t have that.”urged member states to “ramp up” ammunition production as the Ukraine war drains allied supplies.
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