All news on the topic: Armed forces
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'UK is world's 21st largest country but 6th biggest spender on defence - why?'
Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire asks where the debate has gone over whether Britain should be bombing Houthis in Yemen, or why millions are being spent on big military projects that don't work
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Army is losing troops faster than it can replace them - and is short of weapons
The Ready for War? study by the Commons Defence Committee calls for “rapidly accelerating reforms” to make sure that the UK can wage a prolonged and all-out war
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Brits 'rushing to stock up as nuclear war situation on knife edge' says expert
Leigh Price, who owns and runs Bug Out in Builth Wells, Powys, says his prepper store sells everything one might need in the event of a catastrophic event like armed conflict or nuclear war
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'It's a travesty our soldiers can't afford to go home to see their families'
"There is only one rail line from Manchester to London and one train company runs that line, so can they charge whatever they like? And don’t get me started on how much money the HS2 debacle has cost"
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Warrington Wolves star George Williams details how Sam Burgess has come up short
The England captain, 29, is working with his old international team-mate again after Sam Burgess took on the Warrington head coach role - but he's still doing the hard running
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US strikes targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for deaths of three soldiers
The US appears to have launched strikes on Iranian targets in eastern Syria after Joe Biden vowed to hold all those responsible for the deaths of three American soldiers in Jordan to account
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'Pivotal moment' for Biden as he's told take 'full-throated response' on Iran
US President Joe Biden is being implored by a plethora of influential voices to aggressively respond to the drone attack on a American military outpost in Northeastern Jordan that killed three US soldiers
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Inside horror drone attack that killed US troops in 'very deliberate escalation'
The US president vowed to hold the attackers to account but one security analyst said the US outpost could have been better defended, and other military locations may have been better equipped.
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Three US soldiers killed and 25 hurt in drone attack in Middle East escalation
US Central Command confirmed a drone attack on the Northeast Jordan military outpost by Iranian-tied militias - they were the first US fatalities in months of strikes against American forces across the Middle East and increase the risk of escalation
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'Crazy' British Army Fortnite recruitment drive cost £100k before being scrapped
A YouTube promo advertises an “exclusive” livestream on Fortnite - and features Army characters - in a bid to attract teenagers but it cost a huge £100,000
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Secret agent Stakeknife who saved 200 lives during the Troubles could be a woman
Codenamed Stakeknife, the notorious secret agent was a "tried, trusted, tested" individual says an expert who worked for the Force Research Unit, set up in the 1980s by British Army intelligence
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Five chilling signs UK and US are heading for World War 3 amid global unrest
After Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warned that we are now moving 'from a post-war to a pre-war world', we look at the warning signs that could mean WW3 is near
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Prince William stumped by unsuspecting grandmother's awkward underwear question
Prince William might be comfortable talking to the public, but when an unsuspecting grandmother asked him an awkward question about underwear he was left totally stumped
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The Traitors final - who could win out of Harry, Mollie, Evie, Jaz and Andrew
Will Traitors mastermind Harry Clark walk away with the money or will the Faithful's finally see through his web of lies and deception in the big finale of the BBC hit show?
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Whole of UK 'must prepare for conscription within 6 years', claims prof
Prof Anthony Glees, security and intelligence expert at the University of Buckingham, told the Mirror General Sir Patrick Sanders is 'absolutely right' in his warning about conscription
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Health conditions that would stop you from conscription into the British Army
The head of the British Army has said the UK needs to have a "citizens army" ready to fight if war broke out - but here are the medical conditions that would exclude you from conscription
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Rishi Sunak's dangerous war talk bluster could spark off genuine conflict
A top NATO commander says the UK's alliance with Ukraine - after Sunak increased military aid to £2.5billion a year - is preparing for a conflict with Russia “in the next 20 years”
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Mirror readers have their say on UK conscription if war breaks out with Russia
Mirror readers have given their opinion on whether there should be conscription in the UK if war broke out with Russia after the head of UK Army said we need a "citizen army"
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'No10 can't ignore warning from top soldier about needing more bodies in Army'
"When the country's top soldier General Sir Patrick Sanders says we should start the thinking about preparing for possible civilian mobilisation - we should be listening"
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MoD lied for 40 years that irradiated British troops had a "zero dose"
As Tory MPs demand an urgent review, the MoD refuses to bin the dodgy data and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak still won't talk to survivors
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No10 steps in after Army warns ordinary Brits may be called up to fight
Rishi Sunak ruled out conscription and insisted military service will remain voluntary after the head of the Army warned the armed forces will not be big enough if there is a war
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Chilling UK conscription warning given by British Army chief - what it all means
The head of the British Army General, Sir Patrick Sanders, believes there is a need to change the public's mindset over the possibility of citizens being called up to fight if the UK went to war
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Army chief warns ordinary Brits will be called up to fight if UK goes to war
General Sir Patrick Sanders, head of the British Army, is expected to warn there aren't enough troops in a major speech today - and the public will need to 'shift' mindset
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TV mogul explains why there's no new sitcoms like Fawlty Towers and Dad's Army
TV writer Steven Moffat blames “snobby” production companies for turning their noses up at sitcoms to rival Dad's Army and Fawlty Towers, leaving a gap in the television comedy market
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101 Squadron RAF hero Rusty dies at 100 - remembered as daring legend
When Russell “Rusty” Waughman died last month at 100 years old, he was one of the last pilots of Bomber Command, up there with the most dangerous assignments of World War II
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