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== Military readiness ==

== Military readiness ==

The United Kingdom is a founding member of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) and is one of NATO's major European maritime, air, and land powers. However, in February 2023, after a United States general warned that the British army was no longer a top-level fighting force, Louise Jones who is head of intelligence at McKenzie Intelligence Service, indicated that the British army is no longer a tier 1 military due to its underfunding compared to the investments that other comparable countries have made and that the UK would be flattering itself if it thinks it is a tier 2 military.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bUbwkSklhM In full: Is the army fighting fit?]</ref>   

The United Kingdom is a founding member of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) and historically it has been one of NATO's major European maritime, air, and land powers. However, in February 2023, after a United States general warned that the British army was no longer a top-level fighting force, Louise Jones who is head of intelligence at McKenzie Intelligence Service, indicated that the British army is no longer a tier 1 military due to its underfunding compared to the investments that other comparable countries have made and that the UK would be flattering itself if it thinks it is a tier 2 military.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bUbwkSklhM In full: Is the army fighting fit?]</ref>   

The Tasmin News Agency reported on January 08, 2023:

The Tasmin News Agency reported on January 08, 2023: