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What we are doing is giving them the kit now that they will need to make themselves all the more useful, all the more, I’m afraid, lethal, and effective around the world. Therefore, all the more valuable to our allies, and all the more deterring to our foes.

We don’t want to fight wars, we want to deter them, and we want to be useful around the world in partnership with our friends to keep the peace.

To do that, you need strong, robust armed services of the kind that we are investing in, investing in for the long-term, not just for military purposes, although that’s absolutely crucial, but for very, very good economic reasons as well.

source: theguardian.com