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Defence chiefs have last-minute doubts about £4bn carriers - Times Online
carrier is 40,000 tonnes or 65,000 tonnes doesn’t make much difference in terms of cost because steel is relatively cheap. What’s important is that we have a platform that can take 36 aircraft,” it said. The MoD is nowfrom which to launch land-based fighters and bombers in some future regional conflict. A carrier with an extended flight deck will provide the flexibility and capability required to operate from international waters with relative impunitygoverment of the day continues to put the future security of this nation at risk by trying to do defence on the cheap. Defence spending needs to increase now! It currently stands at a mere 2.2 % of GDP raise it!! Ben, Londonpoor serviceman who has to go out and proudly do his duty (with his musket). To them life appears to be cheap! Wayne, Sydney, Douglas Wayne Davenport, Mount Annan, Australia "They were meant As a Falklands veteran I've seen first hand what lack of air cover can do. Dave, Phuket, Thailand So this government can come up with £2.7 billion out of nowhere to solve a short-term self-inflicted
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