Deterrence costs and we will all have to pay
There is a need to stop wishful thinking on defence expenditure
There is a need to stop wishful thinking on defence expenditure

Political pressure in response to public anxiety will demand policy responses

We are living in a ‘barbell’ world where international threat meets technological opportunity

But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour

Repeated delays are worrying partners and risk losing key technologies

The market’s calm in the face of war is beginning to crack

The sector remains untested in a severe or prolonged economic downturn