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UK to spend billions on nuclear weapons while cutting infrastructure and conventional forces
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UK Cuts Infrastructure Spending to Fund Nukes; Germany's Railways Collapse
"Starmer obviously has decided to increase defense spending. That was inevitable. The way he's done it is by cutting the infrastructure budget. So, there'll be less spending on roads and on the energy system, which has upset many people. When you drill into Starmer's figures yes, he is increasing the amount the total amount that he's spending on defense. But, the greater part of it is actually going to go on beafing up Britain's nuclear forces. Which means that the conventional forces, the army, the navy, the air force are actually going to get less."
Alexander reveals that UK Prime Minister Starmer's announced defense spending increase will primarily fund nuclear weapons development rather than conventional military forces. The spending will be financed by cutting infrastructure budgets for roads and energy systems. He predicts the nuclear investments won't deliver results for 20 years while Britain's army, navy, and air force continue to decline.
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