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Podcast: BFBS Sitrep
Episode: A reality check on âpainful choicesâ and defence cut rumours.
Description: The Defence Secretary has said âwe will do our partâ as the government prepares us for a âdifficultâ budget, fuelling speculation that some big defence projects, like new planes or ships, could be axed.Sitrepâs Professor Michael Clarke explains why the Chancellor wonât be making any such announcements, but that that everything is up for consideration, and how difficult choices will have to be made early next year.Also on Sitrep why the Armed Forces are pushing big into e-sports. We talk to the Army team manager from international Call of Duty tournament Code Bowl.