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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

From a ‘more lethal’ army to extra AI – what’s in Starmer’s strategic defence review?

Keir Starmer has unveiled the results of his “root and branch” review of Britain’s armed forces, with a pledge to make the UK “battle-ready”.

The prime minister has ordered up to a dozen new attack submarines, £15bn worth of nuclear warheads and thousands of new long-range weapons after the report concluded that the country should prepare for war.

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