Boost UK Defence Spending Or Lose The Falklands, Warn Military Grandees -- The GuardianReport by ex-armed forces chiefs call for 50% rise in military spending to offset potential threats
The UK needs to pour billions more into defence spending to counter future threats if the country is to avoid "expensive and possibly catastrophic mistakes" caused by under-funding, a report warns.
One of the report's authors said the Falkland Islands are a "plum ripe for the picking" should Argentina, with the support of its ally China, choose to contest British claims to sovereignty.
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My Comment: For the British government .... the budget crisis is a far more important issue than security for the Falklands. Losing the Falklands is a risk that they are willing to take.
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