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About this blog
This blog is designed to update those with an interest in defence with recent media articles and the official Ministry of Defence position on the topic. The blog also contains rebuttal to inaccurate reporting which aims to provide clarity and factual correction from an official source.
The blog also hosts longer comment from our Ministers on specific issues, these are written in by the Ministers and are their own views.
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