British general confesses the weakness of the British Armed Forces

I was weak to defend the country, the armed forces of Britain in the face of a serious military threat, warned…
former high-ranking military commander.
In a ten-page note sent to the minister for Defence, Michael Fallon in April – before he washed out – general Richard Μπάρονς who was then head of the command Joint Forces of Britain, explained that the weakness of the armed forces of the country due to the cuts.
According to the Financial Times, the Μπάρονς in his note he mentioned that there is no plan to defend the nation in a conventional attack, warning that they could not respond in a coordinated Russian air campaign.
“The ability, which is fundamental to all of the major armed forces, has been reduced because of the design,” said the Μπάρονς. Last year, Britain pledged to meet the conditions of defence expenditure of the NATO 2% of GDP, by the end of the decade and the five-year defense plan, which was announced last November, promised to increase spending by 15.6 billion. dollars, in a total of 178 billion. over the next decade.
Reports Reuters that the defence spending cuts since 2010, resulting in shrinkage of the size of the armed forces by 1/6, while the last year’s estimates there was a reduction of military personnel by 30%.
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