DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Britain's military must be a force, not a facade

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Britain's military must be a force, not a facade
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The dangers of complacency were illustrated on Thursday, when an RAF jet carrying Grant Shapps home from a visit to Nato soldiers in Poland was hit by a Russian cyber-attack.

In 18th century Russia, Governor General Grigory Potemkin built a series of sham villages to impress his lover and empress Catherine the Great, and disguise the dilapidated state of her nation.

We can boast two £3.5 billion state-of-the-art aircraft carriers. We've spent upwards of £12 billion supporting Ukraine in its hour of need. And we're in the vanguard of international efforts to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi rebel attacks.The country is also in the vanguard of international efforts to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi rebel attacks

The dangers of complacency were starkly illustrated on Thursday, when an RAF jet carrying Defence Secretary Grant Shapps home from a visit to Nato soldiers in Poland was hit by a Russian cyber-attack, jamming its communications. If the Budget is anything to go by, it will be a bitter contest. Despite billions being sloshed around, Mr Hunt offered not a penny extra for defence, showing how low it comes down his personal shopping list.

Iran is financing a terrorist war on Israel and the West, while China is bringing great swathes of the developing world into its ambit and menacing its neighbours.

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