What is going on? Why do we need to be battle ready? I know Putin has a wish that he could rebuild the USSR – but Ukraine has not toppled and the latest attack by drones on Russian jets has proved that this is not achievable in his life time? (I hope). Then we have China, which has converted some of its wealth into advanced weaponry – however apart from Taiwan and the deserted islands of the East and South China Seas it has not shown any threat to the west militarily. Then we have the USA which is a threat economically and by default. Reducing their commitment to NATO IS a threat to our security. But do we need to be battle ready?
UKRAINE
How to assess this latest event is difficult. Russia has been firing drones and missiles into cities for months. Ukraine has it seems hit back big time. I think however am pissed off! This is not just an escalation between Russia and Ukraine- it threatens every one. UK government says it will up Defence spending to 3% , why should we need to is the question. Diplomacy has obviously failed and the primeval gruntings of populist dictators means that money has to be diverted to producing weapons of death rather than nuturing our children. What a fucked up world we live in.