Defence secretary says Britain must manufacture at scale as Germany’s Rheinmetall opens Midlands factory For the last 20 years, Britain was unable to put a barrel on its tanks without buying from abroad. Relying on foreign allies seemed like a reasonable choice during years of relative security (for wealthy countries at least) after the end of the cold war.

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