Britain is unprepared for war at any scale and cannot defend itself, warns former UK Army chief
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Published 2024-07-03
With World War Three looking ever more likely, many fear Britain is woefully unprepared to defend itself.
Watch Jerome Starkey and General Lord Richard Dannatt discuss Britain's defence capabilities in this week's World at War.
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All Comments (21)
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Stop paying to keep illegal immigrants and put the money into defence………..
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We can't even stop the rubber boats!
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I resigned my commission last summer with 7 years left to do. The Army is a hollowed out unhappy shell of what it was. Combine that with a country that is less and less my own with large numbers arriving that have a culture that is wholely incompatible with Britsh values, and I feel utterly betrayed. I have a reserve coimmittment but the Government can rod right off. As it happens, General Dannatt is the last soldier's General the Army had. Top bloke and he's spot on.
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If your not prepared to defend it, be prepared to have it taken from you.
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Britain has long gone,we live in a land where you only require a passport to go on holiday,it's not required to invade this land.
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Not the first time the UK was unprepared for war, look back into the interwar years prior to WW2.
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The UK spent £888 million on foreign aid in 2023. It’s costing the UK £14.4 billion per year on ilegal migration. wtf is wrong with the government? I’m not not English btw.
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An American general said this in the last two years, he said we were of no real help if required. The Israelis had 390,000 men and women in TWO WEEKS. It would take us two years to get that amount if we could.
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Sad to see this. Britain is not alone in this problem. As a retired Australian Army officer I can tell you we are in exactly the same boat. Too little funding, losing personnel from the ADF, and dismally failing in recruiting replacements. Our late General Jim Molan was absolutely spot-on in his analysis of our situation. Unfortunately Labor governments in my lifetime, have never really supported the ADF.
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Its already being invaded
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If it was just Britain and Russia in a conventional war with no NATO, I think I read Britain has enough artillery for less than week of combat.
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Most of gen z don't want to even go into the army let alone fight for the uk. Thats one massive issue the uk has apart from nor having the weaponary since you also need manpower
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One of the best armed forces in the World, destroyed by repeated reductions by flip-flop of Lab -Con governments.
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Google it - Britain has more generals than tanks
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Denmark stands with the UK
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I just cancelled my application with the RAF. I’m a qualified and experienced engineer but loss the hope of fighting for this country that funds all these refugees and let their own people in poverty!
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Well, no country from the Commonwealth is going to provide, men, munitions, weapons and finance, again. So just how does Britain expect to pay for a war this time without the free carry provided by millions of others?
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We need to learn our lessons.
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If those men of the past could see what the world would become from their actions, not one of them would of taken a single step up the beaches.
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Yeah we are well aware. As long as we all go to school and work and conform though all good. 250 bunkers in England anyone know where those bunkers are ….. a lot don’t
