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HARDtalk

General Sir Richard Barrons

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur talks to General Sir Richard Barrons, who led the UK's Joint Forces Command and fought in wars from the Balkans to the Middle East and Afghanistan. The military threats facing the Western world have changed dramatically. The West's military doctrine and capabilities have failed to keep up. That's the view of our guest today, not an outside observer, but until last year one of the most senior generals in the British armed forces. How vulnerable is the West in the new balance of global military power? Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Barrons

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