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[Rita_Poon]

"Give back the rock!"

 

[COYBL25]

"Give back the rock!"

No chance, the Green Party are going to base their tomato powered submarines there.

 

[roydo]

Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom enable the British Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare and maintain a forward presence. Bases tend to be located in or near areas of strategic or diplomatic importance, often used for the build-up or resupply of military forces, as was seen during the 1982 Falklands War and the use of RAF Ascension Island as a staging post. Most of the bases are located on British Overseas Territories or former colonies which retain close diplomatic ties with the British government.

Apart from the main operating bases, the British military has personnel stationed at approximately 145 overseas military installations located across 42 countries.




Nobody and I mean nobody show this to @davek

Stationed at does not its a UK only base. Most places we have an Embassy will have a UK military presence nearby. And if a country does not want us, we wont be there. In peacetime anyrate.

 

[Goat]

Stationed at does not its a UK only base. Most places we have an Embassy will have a UK military presence nearby. And if a country does not want us, we wont be there. In peacetime anyrate.

Yep.

Blue is Overseas military installations of the United Kingdom, and locally raised units of British Overseas Territories.

Red is Military interventions since 2000: Palliser (Sierra Leone); Herrick (Afghanistan); Enduring Freedom (Horn of Africa); Telic (Iraq); Ellamy (Libya); and Shader (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant).

 

[roydo]

Yep.

Blue is Overseas military installations of the United Kingdom, and locally raised units of British Overseas Territories.

Red is Military interventions since 2000: Palliser (Sierra Leone); Herrick (Afghanistan); Enduring Freedom (Horn of Africa); Telic (Iraq); Ellamy (Libya); and Shader (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant).

Didnt know we are in Canada; probs intelligence stuff. That said, our kid helped put forest fires out there when he was in the RAF. Knowing him, he probably started them mind.

 

[Goat]

Didnt know we are in Canada; probs intelligence stuff. That said, our kid helped put forest fires out there when he was in the RAF. Knowing him, he probably started them mind.

Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Interesting read if you as bored as me.

 

[roydo]

Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Interesting read if you as bored as me.

Soft power innit? When Argentina invaded the Falklands, they had to overcome 19 Marines. Probably the worst posting in Marine life, so even by their standards, not their best. Was a "Base" though. (At the same time, SAS were in Chile, apparently, allegedly) Maybe someone wanted it to happen.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

This has turned into actually bullying of Davek now. Stop, he's already dead.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

This has turned into actually bullying of Davek now. Stop, he's already dead.

Reading @davek posts is basically the same as reading headlines in the Torygraph.

 

[tsubaki]

Starmer said he was going to scrap it and bring in an elected second chamber....now he says he won't...

He shouldn’t; the last thing this country needs is more politicians.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

He shouldn’t; the last thing this country needs is more politicians.

Given the state of things, I’m inclined to agree.

 

[davek]

Numerically, our armed forces are "small", as in boots on the ground, cos the likely hood of a WW2 type encounter is unlikely. Intelligence IS defence; cyber, hacking, stuff I have no idea about, and there is a big doughnut shaped building in Cheltenham stuffed full of nerds, linguists etc who do that pretty well.

The RN is helping to keep oil tankers safe in the Gulf as we speak, (not just Brit ones). Russian aircraft challenge our air space frequently, so the RAF get them to go away; ergo, Vlad knows we are defending, if needed. And more importantly, know they are coming.

The

Almost 9% Almost 9% of the country's army are abroad and doing work for UK govt and their interests, and working for 'friendly' states - stabilising them and destabilising enemies. It's basically an industry.

Military spending insensately high for a nation of this size.

 

[davek]

By the way, this is the man who cowered away from a Liverpool woman asking him why he writes for the S*n...a man who sits in his chair like a naughty school boy when on a train being admonished by a member of the public.

 

[davek]

....here's 'Sir' Keir in full fighting mode...

 

[roydo]

9% Almost 9% of the country's army are abroad

Armed forces mate. Like I said, the RN are in the Gulf as we speak, there is always a nuclear sub "somewhere", and there will be RAF at NATO bases.