Britain to boost defence spending, but doubts over ability to head off risks from Russia, China
LONDON – Britain is boosting defence spending and allocating more resources to its nuclear forces.
In a new defence policy paper issued on Monday evening, the government announced that it would spend an additional 5 billion (S$8.2 billion) on its military over the next two years to head off what leaders in London refer to as a fundamental security risk from Russia, and a broader, epoch-defining challenge from China.
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