The Guardian
Healey's 'military-style' budget secrecy has leaked like a sieve, proving that compartmentalisation is no match for a well-placed source or a traditional embargo.
BBC Politics
Watchdog slaps down Starmer and co. for calling the defence budget an 'increase' when it's really just the total - because who needs accuracy in government numbers?
BBC Health
A year-old mental health support group for female veterans in Norfolk and Suffolk is so popular that other regions want in, proving that when you help women who served, everyone wants a piece.
Ars Technica
Defense Secretary Hegseth wants mandatory testosterone screening for troops over 30, but endocrinologists warn of diagnostic pitfalls, questionable benefits, and real risks - including the possibility that many soldiers don't need it.
The Guardian
Ukraine's defence minister gets the boot after actually doing his job well, because logic is for peacetime.
BBC Politics
Cold War secrecy and bureaucratic chaos left nuclear test veterans' medical records in shambles - some were even destroyed because their birth dates were listed as 1800.
The Guardian Europe
Keir Starmer insists he's not walking away, even as his defence secretary storms off over an £18bn funding gap, the US side-eyes UK spending, and a leadership challenge looms.
BBC Politics
UK government discovers the radical concept of buying British for defence contracts, promises to stop sending money abroad while industry collapses waiting for a plan.
The Guardian
Cabinet ministers feud over defence spending, because nothing says 'strong defence' like internal warfare.
Ars Technica
The Trump administration stalls 165 onshore wind projects citing national security, halting enough capacity to power 15 million homes - because apparently windmills are a threat, but fossil fuel deals are just fine.
The Guardian Europe
A former MoD UFO desk officer recounts the time he had to publicly downplay aliens while secretly investigating them - bureaucracy at its most otherworldly.
BBC Health
Palantir CEO Alex Karp's 22-point manifesto goes viral on X, mixing cultural superiority, AI weapons, and universal national service - while his company keeps winning juicy UK government contracts.
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