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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

FOUND: Uk should consider raising defence spending says us navy secretary - You Need To See This

Carlos Del Toro.
Carlos Del Toro said that given the near-term threats to the UK and US, UK investments in its navy were ‘significantly important’. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

Britain should be prepared to review the size of its armed forces given the crisis in the Middle East and the threats from Russia and China, a member of the Biden administration has said during a visit to London.

Carlos Del Toro, the US navy secretary, said the UK needed to consider more investment in its navy and reinforcing the army – a day after the head of the British army warned it was too small to fight an all-out war without conscription.

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