Withered?

This is coolbert:

Some military stuff from the blog of Commander Salamander. Thanks to the tip from Nicholas.

"The UK's Military: Withered by Design"

"Russia has sobered everyone up it seems."

"As part of a push this year to increase the military capability of the British military, The Financial Times has gotten hold of a 10-page memo to by General Sir Richard Barrons, recently retired commander of Joint Forces Command (UK)"

IN THE PROVERBIAL NUTSHELL ACCORDING TO SIR RICHARD:

    ● "There is no military plan to defend the UK in a conventional conflict"

    ● "A Russian air campaign would quickly overwhelm Britain."

    ● "Navy ships and RAF planes are often deployed without adequate munitions or protections because they have grown used to depending on US forces to protect and support them."

    ● "The army is not equipped to fight a rival professional land force and is significantly outgunned by Russia."

    ● Small numbers of hugely expensive pieces of military equipment make the UK’s capabilities 'extremely fragile'”.

    ● "Manpower across all the forces is dangerously squeezed."

"RUSSIA HAS SOBERED EVERYONE UP IT SEEMS".

See my previous blog entry the subject of which was in part the manpower shortage:

http://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2017/02/new-old.html

You the devoted reader to the blog decide this all for yourself.

coolbert.