UK military chief fails to rule out further armed forces cuts despite £5bn extra investment

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The government has unveiled more money for the military, but much of it is earmarked for hardware such as nuclear-powered submarines.

"So this is really significant," Admiral Radakin said."It builds on the previous investment that the government made in 2020-2021. It builds on the recognition that we need to adjust to face the state threats that we're now seeing."

Much of the remainder - £1.9bn - will be spent on replenishing and growing stockpiles of ammunition, emptied by the UK giving many of its weapons to Ukraine.

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It's amazing that France can spend a bit less than the UK on defence and still have a military that's larger, stronger and more independent than that of the UK's without cutting any corners!

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