If you want strong defence you have to pay for it, US envoy Woody Johnson tells Britain
2018-06-23 08:40:00 source：The Times
June 23, 2018
President Trump will press Theresa May to increase defence spending, America’s ambassador to Britain has indicated.
The president has made clear on social media this month his frustration at the amount the US contributes to Nato compared with other countries. In an interview with The Times, Robert “Woody” Johnson said that after Brexit Britain would “have to re-evaluate how important security is to you”.
The ambassador was speaking before Mr Trump’s trip to Europe next month for a meeting of the western defence allies and a visit to the UK. “Without security there is no prosperity,” he said. “You are going to have to decide what capabilities you require and what the cost is. There is always going to be a trade-off with something else so how do you rationalise that and come up with the answer?”
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