UK defence spending dispute leads to resignations of Armed Forces Minister and Defence Secretary
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Former Armed Forces Minister Al Carns and Defence Secretary John Healey have resigned from the UK government over a dispute about defence spending. Carns warned that the UK is 'not ready' for the next war, arguing that future conflicts will be won by coders, drone manufacturing capabilities, and energy independence rather than traditional armed forces alone. The resignations represent a significant political blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government.
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· 3 pulledIt'll be won by the country whose 19-year-olds can code, whose factories can build drones in weeks not years, and whose grid stays on when someone tries to switch it off.
Industry. Society. Economy. That's the fight now. We're not ready. And we're not being honest about it.
The UK's next war will not be won by the armed forces alone, but by coders, drones and energy independence.
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