Newsweek looks at Britain's defence budget, now in danger of being overstretched between strategic commitments and the rapid escalation of weapons and equipment costs. There is economic stringency at home, while President Reagan is calling for higher spending on NATO.
Is it now time to consider radical solutions, like reducing the size of the Navy? How great a force should we keep in Germany? And how much do we really need to spend on the independent nuclear deterrent? David Jessel reports.
Producer mise HOGAN Editor PETER 1BBOTSON