[ad_1] The wrongful closure of hundreds of bank accounts belonging to defence companies puts national security at risk, claim Conservative MPs. ADVERTISEMENT Politicians in the UK are concerned about the effects of ‘debanking’ on the country’s security and economic prosperity. UK lenders Santander and Lloyds closed 300 accounts belonging to “public administration and defence” companies…
[ad_1] The Type 23 does have the Magazine Torpedo Launch System, which enabled me to lob a torpedo straight into the water next to the ship. That’s a lot, lot better than nothing (as many warships have) and I found it a comfort. But I’m a big fan of ASROC and it is one of…
[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: HMCS Summerside sails from its homeport in Halifax as Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz raises her cap during the departure ceremony for HMCS Summerside and HMCS Shawinigan, in Halifax, on July 3.Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press Two Royal Canadian Navy warships sailed out of Halifax harbour Monday, bound for the Baltic region…
[ad_1] The political ramifications of such a raid were also unpredictable. The attorney general at the time, Sir Michael Havers, later Lord Havers, was believed to have opposed any attack on Argentina itself. Undertaking such an operation would have been fraught with diplomatic risk. British aircraft were unable to cross Brazilian, Paraguayan or Uruguayan airspace…
[ad_1] President Joe Biden has picked a former Obama administration official to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The agency oversees government health insurance programs covering more than 1 out of 3 Americans and is a linchpin of the health care system. If confirmed by the Senate, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure…