Defence & National Security
Behind Defence Readiness: Can the UK Deliver the Infrastructure It Depends On?
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Behind Defence Readiness: Can the UK Deliver the Infrastructure It Depends On?
Defence readiness is usually discussed in terms of equipment, personnel and military capability. None of these operates in isolation. Behind them sits a wider system of infrastructure, industrial capacity, supply chains and delivery organisations that allows the UK to mobilise, operate and respond at scale. Whether that system can deliver at the speed now required is the question this article sets out to answer.
By Rob Knight