Iran war exposes weakened state of Britain’s armed forces
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The Iran conflict has exposed the weakened state of Britain's armed forces, with the UK taking three weeks to deploy a warship to the eastern Mediterranean. The UK's military capacity has been declining since the 1990s, with significant cuts to defense funding.
Britain's armed forces have been exposed as weakened following the Iran conflict. The UK took three weeks to deploy a warship to the eastern Mediterranean after a British military base in Cyprus was hit by a drone. In contrast, France, Greece, and Italy sent warships within days. The Royal Navy has shrunk from 62,000 personnel to 38,000, with its fleet reduced from 50 to 13 destroyers and frigates since 1991. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his government's record, citing the biggest sustained increase in military spending since the Cold War. The UK's military is now about half its Cold War size, with its army being the smallest since the early 19th century.
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