Defence Policy
The 1998 Strategic Defence Review and the 2003 Delivering Security in a Changing World White Paper outlined the following posture for the British Armed Forces:
- The ability to support three simultaneous small- to medium-scale operations, with at least one as an enduring peace-keeping mission (e.g. Kosovo). These forces must be capable of representing the UK as lead nation in any coalition operations.
- The ability, at longer notice, to deploy forces in a large-scale operation while running a concurrent small-scale operation.
The MOD has since been regarded as a leader in elaborating the post-Cold War organising concept of “Defence Diplomacy”.
In November 2010, the MOD released its first ever business plan.
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