One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK)

Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by massysett on Thursday May 18, 2023 @01:46PM (#35991564)

> It does get you 11 carrier fleet strike groups, and 5,500 nuclear weapons, though.

Which protect the blanket of freedom under which the UK sleeps.

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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by dukeyukey on Thursday May 18, 2023 @02:11PM (#35991881)

Although the UK is one of those countries that:

1. Consistently maintains a >2% of GDP military budget, and

2. Is capable of acting independently (albeit less effectively than part of NATO).

It's also one of those countries reasonably able to defend itself without the US.

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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by 0zemp2c on Thursday May 18, 2023 @02:43PM (#35992316)

huh? even the official UK Forces News youtube channel dedicated an entire episode to how hollowed out UK defense spending is at present

when Queen Liz set out to sea, half of the planes on her deck were F35s from (and staffed by) the US Marines...afaik the UK cannot provide full air wings for their own carriers

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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by ch4s3 on Thursday May 18, 2023 @01:57PM (#35991685)

Other NATO members are really smug about all of this while not spending their 3% obligation on defense, essentially free riding on the US.

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