{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68c2a30c1f1b04aa323c52d6/6a296dbc7fe177e75b376ed2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can Britain Defend Itself?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68c2a30c1f1b04aa323c52d6/1781099917465-a99ceb81-d486-4531-a49d-b606bf30481f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A broken down aircraft carrier. An entire fleet of hunter-attack submarines unfit for war. Dozens of RAF jet pilots stuck in a training backlog. Why are Britain’s armed forces plagued by disaster and delay?</p><p><br></p><p>This week, defence editor Mark Nicol has been writing about the dire state of Britain’s armed forces, leading the Daily Mail’s Don’t Leave Britain Defenceless campaign.</p><p><br></p><p>He joins Deep Dive host Chris Pleasance to discuss the near year-long delay to the government's Defence Investment Plan and what Britain's armed forces need to do to prepare for a world where Russia could attack NATO as early as 2030.</p><p><br></p><p>Read Mark's reporting here: https://www.dailymail.com/profile-881/mark-nicol.html</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Chris Pleasance</p><p>Producer: Artemis Irvine</p><p>Executive Producer: Joseph Luke Palmer</p>","author_name":"Daily Mail"}