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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@8ZPD5WR3yrs3Y
look at best value for purchases and how they are worked out
@8YLJ8SF3yrs3Y
decrease, abolish the military
@9RT4CQZ8mos8MO
Maintain the same budget but isolate from foreign conflicts and aim to have diplomatic relationships with all countries
@9G5MCLJ1yr1Y
Increase, all branches of the military are drastically underfunded and the UK is no longer a largw, competent fighting force.
@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.
Less missiles, spend on personnel instead
@8Y4WQR23yrs3Y
Eliminate, as I am a pacifist.
@8WSH3KV3yrs3Y
Increase spending on conventional arms however do not renew the nuclear deterrent.
@8Q2T8K64yrs4Y
Increase - but upgrade the military to fight against modern threats
@8ZSSVQJ3yrs3Y
Increase in light of Russo-Ukraine conflict
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