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Britain put on war footing

2025/6/2
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Venetia Rainey: 我主持了这场关于英国战略国防评估的讨论，该评估概述了政府如何转变英国的国防。我们采访了国防部官员和前陆军总长，讨论了评估的优缺点。 Roland Oliphant: 我解释了战略国防评估的主要内容，包括12艘新的核动力攻击潜艇、新的核弹头、以及让军队做好战斗准备的计划。我还讨论了评估中关于俄罗斯、中国、伊朗和朝鲜威胁的内容。 Sir Keir Starmer: 我宣布了战略国防评估，并表示该评估将使英国更安全、更强大，并为未来几十年做好准备。我还强调了俄罗斯构成的威胁，以及我们需要整合力量并采取北约优先的方法。 Alistair Carnes: 我讨论了国防评估中关于国防人员的内容，并表示该评估将国防人员置于国防计划的核心。我还讨论了住房、征兵和保留等问题。我强调了全社会参与的重要性，以及我们需要认识到国防的重要性。 Lord Richard Dannett: 我对国防评估提出了批评，并表示政府需要提供更多资金来实施评估中的建议。我还讨论了俄罗斯构成的威胁，以及我们需要优先关注欧洲安全。

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After nearly a year of waiting, the UK's Strategic Defence Review has been published. 

If that means nothing to you - don’t worry, we explain it all on today’s show. The SDR was intended to be a root-and-branch review of the UK Armed Forces that would provide a road map to keep the country safe for decades to come - especially in the face of the growing threat of Russia.

But already there are questions over funding and how to boost recruitment. Venetia chats to Lord Richard Dannatt, former chief of the army, about what the review is missing, and Alistair Carns, minister for people and veterans at the Ministry of Defence. 

Plus Roland Oliphant goes through the report's highlights and the outstanding questions. 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/02/strategic-defence-review-royal-navy/)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/01/strategic-defence-review-lord-robertson-fiona-hill-barrons/)

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