The UK military is unprepared for conflict of any scale, according to a former defense official, Rob Johnson. Johnson, who has spent two years at the heart of the Ministry of Defence, warns that the UK would rapidly run out of ammunition in any larger-scale operation. He also notes that the Royal Navy lacks enough ships to patrol the North Atlantic and monitor Russian submarine activity. This assessment highlights a critical vulnerability in the UK's defense capabilities, suggesting that the country cannot properly defend its homelands in the event of a serious threat.
UK military unprepared for ‘conflict of any scale’, warns ex-defence official. "the Royal Navy lacks enough ships to patrol the north Atlantic to monitor and deter Russian submarine activity". https://t.co/paGcS7nBq9
UK army is unprepared for war and would run out of ammo quickly, former defense official says https://t.co/rCZjjSAPf9
A rare, honest assessment of the state of UK defence from a senior official who has just spent 2 years in the heart of the MoD. Britain cannot defend its homelands properly & is unprepared for conflict "of any scale", Rob Johnson tells me & @JP_Rathbone https://t.co/laX55VtlHe
"UK armed forces would be unable to defend country in event of serious threat". True of pretty much any European armed forces. https://t.co/mJbECdVlpQ
Quite the intervention from @RJohnsonCCW1. “In any larger-scale operation, we would run out of ammunition rapidly…Our defences are too thin & we are not prepared to fight and win an armed conflict of any scale…[UK] cannot defend the… homelands properly” https://t.co/Al7PjGrtWL
UK military unprepared for ‘conflict of any scale’, warns ex-defence official https://t.co/pObZ4eky1j