UK Government urged to scrap nuclear weapons once and for all

THE UK Government has been urged to scrap its nuclear weapons arsenal “once and for all” amid concerns the country’s defence capability is in a “woeful state”. It comes after a former head of the army urged Keir Starmer to commit to defence spending or “be consigned” to “the bin of history”. Speaking on BBC Radio 4, ex-chief of the general staff Lord Dannatt said defence spending should rise to a 3.5% share of the economy.