If the MoD can't name the enemy, it shouldn't buy the weapons | Simon Jenkins

Britain hasn't faced a true threat since the cold war, but that hasn't stopped the defence lobby from peddling paranoia

Surprise, surprise. A defence secretary thinks Britain should spend more on defence. The former Pentagon boss Robert Gates is in Britain promoting his old lobby and his new book. He is concerned that Britain's current defence cuts may deprive the Atlantic alliance of "full-spectrum capabilities". They will weaken the world's fourth largest armed force (Britain's, believe it o...