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Britain’s Military Capability ‘Serious Concern’ Amid Hormuz Crisis | Lord Sedwill
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9:28Now Playing“This is essentially an example of how defence has run down.”
Iran can disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz while Britain’s ability to respond has been “run down” by years of defence cuts that have left serious gaps in military capability, says former cabinet secretary and national security adviser Lord Mark Sedwill.
Mark Sedwill was speaking to Mark Urban on The Times at One. Listen live on Times Radio every Monday-Thursday from 1pm-2pm.
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