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Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, looks at a pivotal weapon on the battlefield: the fibre-optic drone
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A lot, but not enough, it turns out
A deployment to Ukraine and a row with America could upend plans
Britain and the EU can avoid being left in the dust if they work together, argues Sir Nick Clegg
Tim Judah, The Economist‘s special correspondent, examines Britain’s vulnerabilities in civil defence
