UK Military 'Not Ready' for War, Ready for Arms Deals
Just as the UK military chief laments their unreadiness for 'full-scale' conflict, conveniently omitting how 'full-scale' conflict is often generated by the very policies they enact, perhaps a 'readiness gap' is actually a 'funding opportunity.' It seems less about defending the realm and more about ensuring the defense industry's quarterly earnings ( or perhaps a looming desire for more
'adventures' abroad? ). One might wonder if this 'unpreparedness' is a feature, not a bug, of an approach that prioritizes interventions requiring less robust conventional forces, while simultaneously paving the way for calls to 'modernize' with expensive, often unproven, weaponry. After all, why be ready for a real fight when you can just be ready for a PR campaign to get more money for next-gen
fighter jets?