New analysis has revealed that the British army will have fewer than 70,000 soldiers within two years. The figures have prompted concern among European and American generals who have questioned whether the UK can still be considered a top-level fighting force. Based on present trends, the army will be 52,000 strong in a decade’s time. This is small enough to fit inside Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium. The figures, complied by The Times, show that if the army continues to lose troops at its present rate, the number of regular soldiers will fall to 67,741 by 2026. Francis Tusa, who writes the Defence…