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Our new investigation reveals the UK likely has the second largest military base network in the world, after the US - and is far larger than previously thought.
Check out our interactive global base map in the article - and this thread https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-11-24-revealed-the-uk-militarys-overseas-base-network-involves-145-sites-in-42-countries/
Check out our interactive global base map in the article - and this thread https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-11-24-revealed-the-uk-militarys-overseas-base-network-involves-145-sites-in-42-countries/
UK military has a presence in 7 Arab monarchies where citizens have little or no say in how they are governed, including at 15 sites in Saudi Arabia, supporting internal repression and war in Yemen, and 16 sites in Oman, some run directly by UK military http://bit.ly/3mcGpLK
The UK has military base sites in 5 countries around China:
- a naval base in Singapore
- garrisons in Brunei
- drone testing sites in Australia
- three facilities in Nepal
- a quick reaction force in Afghanistan
http://bit.ly/3mcGpLK
- a naval base in Singapore
- garrisons in Brunei
- drone testing sites in Australia
- three facilities in Nepal
- a quick reaction force in Afghanistan
http://bit.ly/3mcGpLK
Cyprus alone hosts 17 UK military installations including firing ranges, runways, fuel bunkers and spy stations run by GCHQ, with some located outside UK’s “sovereign base areas” http://bit.ly/3mcGpLK
“Militarised tax havens”.
A feature of Britain’s military bases is that they are often located in tax havens. We found six such sites - Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Turks & Caicos and Jersey. http://bit.ly/3mcGpLK
A feature of Britain’s military bases is that they are often located in tax havens. We found six such sites - Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Turks & Caicos and Jersey. http://bit.ly/3mcGpLK
