UK is 'thinly spread' and must ramp up defence spending, warns former UK national security advisor

Описание: Lord Ricketts, former UK national security adviser, has warned that the UK must significantly increase defence spending in response to the Middle East conflict.

He told Sky News that Britain's military capabilities are deeply dependent on the US, with assets stretched between the Gulf, Ukraine and Cyprus.

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