British military has been 'hollowed out' for over a decade, former army chief Sir Peter Wall tells LBC
"And you know, when you talk about hauling out, you're talking about reduction in first line capability, but you're also talking about the reductions in logistics, support, resilience, the maintainability of your equipment."
"If we get... maybe halfway towards what Mr. Wallace has asked for, that will be a start. But that will imply there'll be a need for sustaining that uplift for quite a long period. The PM arrived in San Diego on Sunday night to discuss Australia's procurement of nuclear-powered submarines under the Aukus pact.
Sir Peter added: "China would, would be longest term potentially the biggest threat, but they're very, very difficult to read at the moment...
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