May pledges to boost military spending after defense chiefs say Britain can’t afford to fight
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to increase military spending after an open letter from a group of military officers and defense scholars delivered to Downing Street warned Britain is losing its ability to fight due to austerity.
“The armed services are having to seek further very damaging savings in manpower, support and training at a time when the likelihood of combat operations is increasing,” the letter signed by former defense chiefs and military experts warned.
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