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By Chris Hughes Our armed forces are devastatingly short of weapons – and losing troops faster than they can recruit them. A damning report by MPs out today warns they are so badly equipped and lacking in manpower and investment that they may be unprepared to fight. The Ready for War? study by the Commons Defence Committee calls for “rapidly accelerating reforms” to make sure the military can wage “all-out, prolonged war”. It says the Army, Royal Navy and RAF are facing such high demands while stretched so thin that Britain relies on their “can do” dedication. Being stretched too thin on deplo…

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