JoshLandaleXXX Posted October 19, 2010 Report Posted October 19, 2010 (edited) Oh my lord, i'm all for the trimming of budgets when times are hard, but these cuts are bloody scary! They're going way over the top. Just look at all this! Royal Navy Flag Ship, HMS Ark Royal, to be scrapped immediately. RAF Harrier Fleet to be cut, so the Navy aircrarft carriers, wont have any carriers to fly from them! The Nimrod is being scrapped, and that means that RAF Kinloss will close - a HUGE hit to the local economy up there. And there's more to come in the full briefing at 3.30pm BST... this is truely disturbing news. Britain is about to become a much much weaker Military power.... BBC News Edited October 19, 2010 by JoshLandaleXXX posting link and source
Hotload84 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Posted October 19, 2010 Military cutbacks are always a dilemma, Barebacksaunaslut. Moreover, given the enormous United States deficit, one must wonder how much longer we can afford to maintain our military. I have read that's one of the reasons the military likes bomb-dropping drones - they're relatively cheap, and relatively effective. The best bang for the buck, pun intended.
fairlygay Posted October 19, 2010 Report Posted October 19, 2010 Yikes, those cut-backs are massive. Maybe a public outcry will help. We're in a world of hurt but slashing the military is NOT the way to do it.
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