The EU has “no other choice” but to significantly increase its defense budget after 2025, Commissioner Breton said, suggesting a joint war fleet and missile defense network.
Wallace’s announcement comes only days before a long-awaited defense command paper to cut the number of regular troops is presented at Parliament, reducing the UK army to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars.
The defense ministry’s new report calls for heightened readiness across the armed forces and sets a new, deterrence-oriented military doctrine within the framework of NATO membership.
