Is A Conscripted Army Needed Given The Growing Security Threat From China, Russia, Iran & N Korea?

[johnny crossan]

No. And good luck ever implementing something as archaic as that.

Archaic? There are already over 80 countries with conscripted forces.

 

[johnny crossan]

Sorry, I disagree. Just had a quick look on Google and it says we have 225 nuclear weapons. No need to waste any more cash for dick measuring purposes. Spend the money on the NHS, Education and Policing the UK.

are you Jeremy Corbyn?

 

[Metal Biker]

Fight war not wars.

And how would you "fight war"? With pretty words or threats?

There will always be a Putin, a Kin Jong Un, a Xi Jinping, a Khamenei and to an extent a Netenyahu, who see war as the only effective solution. Has been for the last 6,000 years of human civilisation.

What defence does a well equipped, well staffed, clean NHS hospital have against an incoming enemy missile? Be awfully nice to know there's a missile surplus that could intercept it, eh?

 

[malg]

Conscripted armies are shite. Donald trump is more of a security threat than all those countries combined.

FFS.......

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

59? Now there’s an idea. How about a Grandad’s Army? Gonna be plenty of folk in their 60s 70s and 80s next few years according to that NHS report.

A Grandad's Army? Clive Dunn will be spinning in his grave.
Who do you think you are kidding....

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Fight war not wars.

That's a crass statement

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

And how would you "fight war"? With pretty words or threats?

There will always be a Putin, a Kin Jong Un, a Xi Jinping, a Khamenei and to an extent a Netenyahu, who see war as the only effective solution. Has been for the last 6,000 years of human civilisation.

What defence does a well equipped, well staffed, clean NHS hospital have against an incoming enemy missile? Be awfully nice to know there's a missile surplus that could intercept it, eh?

I get what you say but I can't be arsed arguing the toss about war with you or anyone else.

 

[BimboBob]

I'd like to teach the world to sing.

 

[discopop]

like the ones that won the last two World Wars?

Until the Manhattan project delivered it’s bastard baby wars were mainly fought on a numbers and equipment basis but even in WW2 things were changing Capital equipment such as battleships we’re basically obsolete due to air power threats. As technologies have changed the need for huge armies has reduced in the past to take a tank out you needed a tank or a tank destroyer with a crew of four or five to get relatively up close and personal now as Ukraine are proving you can take one out with a £500 drone.

Highly trained units equipped with up to date tech is the way forward however we are short of numbers and equipment due to cuts in spending.

 

[Metal Biker]

I get what you say but I can't be arsed arguing the toss about war with you or anyone else.

That's what we in the business call an "inconvenient truth" :D