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UK's military decline will pose a major challenge for its new prime minister
Key takeaways
- It called for the Royal Navy, then the world s most powerful fleet, to maintain and operate enough battleships to outnumber the next two most powerful navies.
- As recently as a year ago a member of Parliament raised the issue of restoring the two power standard, but the question was more of a jibe than a practical proposal.
- The Royal Navy is suffering from major readiness issues.
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It called for the Royal Navy, then the world s most powerful fleet, to maintain and operate enough battleships to outnumber the next two most powerful navies.
Although Britain abandoned the policy after World War I, when it accepted parity with the American fleet in accordance with the of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the Royal Navy remained one of the world s most powerful maritime forces.
As recently as a year ago a member of Parliament raised the issue of restoring the two power standard, but the question was more of a jibe than a practical proposal. Britain s fleet has been in decline for years, and it has declined even further this year.
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