After months of delays, the United Kingdom’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was finally published on June 30 to outline future spending.
It was not nearly enough, according to Defence Secretary John Healey, who resigned in protest at the offer of £15bn ($20bn) in additional spending over the next four years — about half the £28bn needed to cover what the military said was the bare minimum required.
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Matthew Reisener
External Source: CEPA
After months of delays, the United Kingdom’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was finally published on June 30 to outline future spending.
It was not nearly enough, according to Defence Secretary John Healey, who resigned in protest at the offer of £15bn ($20bn) in additional spending over the next four years — about half the £28bn needed to cover what the military said was the bare minimum required.
The full article is available at CEPA
Matthew Reisener, Senior National Security Advisor