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Armed forces could not stop an invasion, admits defence secretary

The Times & The Sunday Times
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Defence Secretary John Healey said the military was ready to conduct operations’ But he said it was not sufficiently prepared to deter an enemy from waging war.

Healey also conceded that it was “taking [the government] a while to get going’ Defence Secretary said he found the state of the armed forces “far worse with far deeper problems than we thought”.

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informal

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English

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51

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