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You may have the last word. I need to amend this, as I just read another really relevant article.
Let's see what the UK's First Sea Lord thinks about his own Navy:
https://archive.is/f0c0JFirst Sea Lord: Rebuild Navy or risk losing war with Russia
Gwyn Jenkins says Britain urgently needs more warships and drones to protect Atlantic from Putin’s fleetThat doesn't sound like a hyper-lethal, ready force to me.
Last week, Mr Burnham was criticised for saying he would not cut welfare to increase defence spending. At Prime Minister’s Questions he insisted that supporting national security “can’t come at the expense of social security”.
Meanwhile the threat from Moscow is rising. Last week, British, American and Norwegian forces disrupted a covert Russian operation in the Arctic, in which Kremlin submarines were testing a new secret weapon, reportedly built to sabotage cables on the seabed.
In March, Gen Sir Gwyn admitted that the Navy was not ready for war. It currently has five active frigates, six destroyers and two aircraft carriers, alongside a submarine fleet of six Astute attack boats and four Vanguard-class subs, which carry the UK’s nuclear weapons.Not ready, as I've said repeatedly.
Britian, in addition to securing its overseas territories, absolutely has a vital role to play in the defense of the North Atlantic. Right now they can't play it.
