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    The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the supreme governing body of the British Armed Forces. It was established by the Defence (Transfer of Functions)...
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    Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The chief of the defence staff is based at the Ministry of Defence and works...
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  • achieving military objectives Defence Council of the United Kingdom, the body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories...
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    the monarch to the Defence Council of the United Kingdom, a body officially charged with the direction and administration of the Armed Forces. As the...
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    The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for implementing the defence...
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    committee of the tri-service Defence Council of the United Kingdom. This Admiralty Board meets only twice a year, and the day-to-day running of the Royal...
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  • The Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United...
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    The Secretary of State for Defence, also known as the Defence Secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility...
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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign...
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    The National Security Council is a United Kingdom cabinet committee. The Council's terms of reference were said in September 2022 to include matters relating...
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    The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies...
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    The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801...
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    sub-committee (Navy) of the tri-service Defence Council of the United Kingdom. The ancient title of Lord High Admiral was resumed, by the sovereign personally...
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    head of the Naval Service is the First Sea Lord who is an admiral and member of the Defence Council of the United Kingdom. The Defence Council delegates...
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    The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of His Majesty's Government. A committee of the Privy Council, it is chaired by the...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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  • Navy Board (1964–present) (category 1964 establishments in the United Kingdom)
    the Admiralty Board of the Defence Council of the United Kingdom, except that it does not include any of His Majesty's Ministers. The Board shares a name...
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    Defence Council of the United Kingdom. The office of Lord High Admiral was created in around 1400 to take charge of the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of England...
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  • Council of the United Kingdom Defence Board Admiralty Board Army Board Air Force Board Chiefs of Staff Committee Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir...
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    the United Kingdom became the third country (after the United States and the Soviet Union) to develop and test nuclear weapons, and is one of the five...
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    to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States. The permanent...
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    varying degrees of internal self-governance, with the United Kingdom retaining responsibility for defence, foreign relations and internal security, and ultimate...
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  • The Government of the United Kingdom maintains several intelligence agencies that deal with secret intelligence. These agencies are responsible for collecting...
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    and the preparation and conduct of military operations. Defence Council of the United Kingdom Admiralty Board Army Board Air Force Board Defence (Administrative...
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    The economy of the United Kingdom is a highly developed social market economy. It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal...
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  • Security Information Council British Future Bruges Group Catalyst Centre for Cities The Centre for Cross Border Studies Centre for Defence and International...
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  • The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI, Rusi) is a defence and security think tank headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1831...
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  • from the year 2024 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – Charles III Prime Minister – Rishi Sunak (Conservative) 1 January Figures show the annual number of migrants...
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    The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign...
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    known as the Government of the United Kingdom) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The government...
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