Ministry of Defence
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The Week Unwrapped: The battle for Papua New Guinea
Podcast Plus, the MoD's helicopter cancer scandal and the rebirth of the lad mag
By The Week Staff Published
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British Armed Forces personnel details 'hacked by China'
Speed Read The Ministry of Defence became aware of the breach 'several days ago'
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Labour and nuclear weapons: a turbulent ideological history
The Explainer From the 1940s to Keir Starmer, the party leadership has zigzagged in and out of love with the bomb
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Grant Shapps goes to war on military's 'woke' diversity policies
Talking Point Defence secretary condemns 'extremist culture' as Army reportedly plans to relax security checks on overseas recruits
By The Week UK Published
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Russian pilot 'tried to shoot down RAF plane'
Speed Read 'Ambiguous' communications triggered the potentially deadly incident in 2022, defence sources say
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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The US takeover of UK defence
Why Everyone’s Talking About Sell-off of key defence assets is hardly conducive to an independent foreign policy
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Paratrooper survives after parachute fails to open
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Panic as British Army boss gets lost during training in Wiltshire
Speed Read Mark Carleton-Smith declared missing in action during exercise on Salisbury Plain
By Aaron Drapkin Last updated
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How new military veterans amnesty law will work
In Depth Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt proposes law to prevent war crime prosecutions against British soldiers - with one controversial exception
By The Week Staff Published
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Why UK’s 16 new F-35 fighter jets can’t fly
Speed Read Stealth aircraft grounded as faulty fuel tube blamed for US military plane crash
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Is the UK spending enough on defence?
In Depth Commons report says Britain must boost military capabilities to avoid losing influence with allies
By The Week Staff Last updated
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General Sir Nick Carter: UK couldn’t cope if Russia attacked
Speed Read UK Army chief to call for increased funding to stop ‘erosion’ of British capabilities
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Lariam: MoD under fire over anti-malaria drug
In Depth MPs' findings 'likely to be enough' for hundreds of legal cases to brought by service personnel
By The Week Staff Published
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SAS Brecon Beacon deaths: 'gross failures' by MoD
Speed Read Coroner says soldiers who died in selection test would have survived if march was cancelled earlier
By The Week Staff Last updated
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