Much buzz about a possible Nato Arctic Sentry operation helped calm Donald Trump’s talk of taking over Greenland, and the UK is one of the big backers. But do we have enough troops properly trained to operate in some of the world’s harshest conditions?
Ex-Royal Marine Tip Cullen shares the hard realities, including freezing eyeballs, while former Infantry officer Ed Arnold assesses whether it would be a worthwhile use of troops.
As a project leader is sacked, and the Defence Secretary says it’s nearly “back or scrap” time for the Ajax armoured vehicle programme, former tank commander Hamish de Bretton-Gordon gives his verdict from a test drive.
And Professor Michael Clarke has read the new US Defense Strategy so you don’t have to. Spoiler alert – it namechecks President Trump more than fifty times, but says nothing about troop numbers.
Kate Gerbeau presents, with expert analysis from Professor Michael Clarke.
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00:00 – On Sitrep this week
01:22 – Operation Arctic Sentry – a military necessity, or political theatrics?
09:43 – The harsh realities of operating in the Arctic
25:53 – A former tank commander test-drives Ajax
40:55 – Does the new US Defense Strategy tell us anything we didn’t already know?
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