But Army sources said an all-out war between the two countries was not a "plausible scenario" because "we would always fight as part of an alliance." The paper, The Future of Fires: Maximising the UK's Tactical and Operational Firepower, warns that the UK currently "possesses a critical shortage of artillery."
Kodwa imithombo yamaSosha yathi impi eyayidlange phakathi kwala mazwe amabili kwakungeyona “into ezwakalayo” ngoba “sizohlala silwa njengengxenye yobudlelwano.” Iphepha, i-Ikusasa Lemililo: Ukukhulisa Amasu Nokusebenza Kwamandla Omlilo kwase-UK, lixwayisa ngokuthi i-UK njengamanje “ibhekene nokushoda okukhulu kwezikhali ezingombayimbayi.”  