The New Enemy That The British Armed Forces Are Facing Does Not Carry A Gun

Britain's Armed Forces Face A New Enemy -- The Telegraph

Cost-cutting and the euro crisis are real and present dangers for Britain's hard-pressed Armed Forces.

The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, was doing no more than stating Government policy this week when he said that the single biggest strategic risk facing the country today is economic rather than military. “No country can defend itself if bankrupt,” he said in his annual review of defence policy at the Royal United Services Institute.

Britain is still one of only three significant Nato members, out of 28, who spend 2 per cent of their GDP on defence. Nevertheless, the country is facing volatile times in austere circumstances. We need to think strategically, he maintained, and reform the Armed Forces even while they are extensively stretched. It’s a challenge akin to rebuilding the ship while still at sea.

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My Comment: The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, is right when he says the following ....

.... “No country can defend itself if bankrupt”.

Indeed.