Nuclear weapons have been the founding figures amongst many countries’ defences, proving to be an effective defensive mechanism and exists as a somewhat strong deterrent for conflict amongst many nations. Despite the fact many superpowers, including the US and China,…
It was recently announced that the UK is to increase its defence budget by around £16.5 billion over the next four years. The figure reportedly amounts to an investment in space technology, cyber defences and artificial intelligence, such as automated…
Following a period of chaos and a meltdown at 10 Downing Street, during which Lee Cain and Dominic Cummings jumped ship and Boris Johnson had to go into self-isolation for a second time, the government decided last month to announce…
At a time of pandemic induced recession and nationwide child poverty, Boris Johnson has agreed a £16.5bn rise in defence spending. Sending a clear message of prioritisation to the British public, it’s the military before hungry children. The increase of…
“War is not a game”, House Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez declared in a July 22nd interview with Motherboard, while justifying her proposed amendment to the House Appropriations Bill. The amendment, which was struck down in a House vote on July…
I don’t know whether it is creeping up on us, or hurtling towards us, but it currently seems that war between Iran and the US is an increasingly likely prospect. Donald Trump’s gung-ho attitude towards incriminating Iran in the attack on two…
The Tories want to go to war. Well, they don’t want to go to war as far as any of us know, though you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise. After all, our stunningly incompetent Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, the one who…