Alistair MacDonald

It's kept above that.

I mean, your listeners will know the UK was once a global military superpower.

That's no longer so, of course, but it's still considered a very, very valuable ally for somebody like the US.

It has excellent special forces.

Its troops are considered very well-trained.

It still has some varied gear.

It's, of course, a nuclear power.

It can project force because it has aircraft carriers and it has nuclear submarines.

But the trouble is, is that that's not really enough for

Yeah, that was right.

It only really had one frigate it could send out there.

And this is a country that wants boasters of ruling the waves.