The UK Has ‘Disproportionately Strong’ Armed Forces For Its Size
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“The improvised solution is always to fund the armed forces on a bit of a shoestring and hope that they are able to punch above that weight.” The UK is seen as one of the most “powerful” member states in Nato, and that is mainly because the armed forces are “disproportionately strong” for its size, says senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Elisabeth Braw. Elisabeth Braw and Mark Ludlow were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live everyday, 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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