In 2021/22, the United Kingdom spent approximately 48.6 billion British pounds on defense, an increase of around four billion pounds when on the previous year. In October 2022 British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace announced that Britain’s military spending will double and reach 100 billion pounds by 2030, meeting the new Prime Minister Truss’ goal of increasing military spending to 3% of GDP.
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@9KV27WL1yr1Y
Increase, however de-prioritise trident and instead focus on high quality equipment and not the nuclear programme.
Decrease, and put the money into food and healthcare
@955SD9G3yrs3Y
Increase, by retiring nuclear weapons and reallocating the funding to something we might actually use
@94H8BM43yrs3Y
Increase funding to certain areas like decarbonisation and upskilling which in turn improves national security
@8JNC7DF4yrs4Y
Have an automatic embargo and full audit of uk military spending; subsequently review and work out properly what is required, a legitimate cost analysis, then spend accordingly and appropriately. Currently high cost, poor value, ineffective.
They should manage it appropriately, for example if the NHS requires support then the government should decrease spending and vice versa
Less missiles, spend on personnel instead
@8VKPF7G4yrs4Y
Increase, but not on trident.
Increase, to upgrade and modernise the military. After doing so, decrease to only maintaince and essential R&D
@8S2GKKC4yrs
Spend the money that Trident would cost to look after those who serve in the forces properly.
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