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Former NATO Chief Questions UK Defence Spending
Lord George Robertson recently criticized the UK government over defence. He said the UK faces risk due to corrosive complacency.
Robertson is a former NATO leader. He also wrote the UK's defence review.
He believes UK Prime Minister Starmer will not spend enough on the military. Robertson said the Iran-Israel conflict should prompt the government to act. The UK needs more defence spending, he said.
Klear Note — NATO is a military alliance of 32 countries including the UK. Defence spending means money governments spend on military and weapons.
Key Terms 3
- corrosive complacency
- not taking action on serious problems until real damage is done
- defence review
- a government report on how to protect the country
- NATO
- a group of countries that agree to defend each other