The reduction in the size of the British ** team has led to the weakening of the armed forces.
Introduction: The British ** team recently announced that it will cut military spending and reduce the size of the army, which is a major disarmament action for the British armed forces. Britain was once a powerful colonial empire in history, and it occupied an important position in the world with its powerful armed forces. However, since World War II, Britain's national power has suffered a huge blow, its colonial system has rapidly collapsed, and after the Cold War, Britain's armed forces have been continuously reduced, resulting in a gradual decline in its influence on the international stage.
Text: According to the NATO report, although the UK's military spending is still among the highest in the world, its internal management problems are serious, and the cost of equipment and personnel maintenance is obviously too high. Hit by the economic downturn and the coronavirus pandemic, Britain has had to cut its military spending. According to the British "Daily Telegraph", the United Kingdom** plans to cut military spending by 1 billion pounds in 2022 and suspend the service of naval reservists for the first time in British history.
In addition to the Navy, the British Army will also be "slashed". According to the disarmament plan, the British Army will be reduced by another 10,000 men in the next 10 years, bringing its total size to only about 70,000. Compared with the British Army, which was known for its bravery during World War I, the British Army today is facing serious problems of lack of armament and numbers.
Sources in the British Ministry of Defense revealed that this decision was made after their assessment of the likelihood of a future war, and they did not consider it necessary to maintain 8The size of 20,000 army soldiers requires the development of advanced drones, armored personnel carriers, and means of air cover. However, the goal of the British Army's disarmament is not only the size of the army, but also the reduction of technical equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles. According to the British Ministry of Defense, the British Army will retire all 227 Challenger 2 main battle tanks and 623 Samurai infantry fighting vehicles, which are not the world's top but have always been the backbone of the army. Such a reduction would result in the British Army relying only on lightly armed forces to fight, and its combat capability would be seriously affected.
The shrinking size of the British team has also been criticized from inside and outside. Richard Dannett, the former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, believes that the current scale can no longer be further reduced, and such a disarmament decision is absurd. Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the British Parliament's Select Committee on National Defence, also believes that Britain will face more and more military threats in the future, and continuing to reduce the size of the army will only bring a devastating blow to Britain.
In fact, the reduction in the size of the army is only a microcosm of the weakening of the British armed forces in recent years. Even the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, two key development departments, are now facing problems. The British Navy has not yet solved the problem of water leakage from aircraft carriers, and the number and availability of F-35B carrier-based fighters are seriously insufficient. By contrast, the size and quality of the British armed forces will continue to shrink in the future, making Britain's presence in international affairs increasingly diminishing, and even facing some regional powers.
Conclusion: The reduction of military spending and the reduction of the size of the army will seriously affect the strength of its armed forces. Britain once occupied an important position in the world with a strong armed force in history, but since World War II, its armed power has been declining. With the decline of national strength and the continuation of disarmament actions, the British team will not be able to maintain its previous size and strength, and its influence in international affairs will continue to weaken.