Britain

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"Great Britain used to have that, and I think that the only way to stop it is to make the consequences a lot more severe than what they are."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Appeared in the April 3, 2026, print edition as 'Why Britain Can’t Afford a Navy'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Britain meanwhile has secured a deal allowing UK-made medicines tariff-free access to the United States for three years as part of a broader pact, the US Trade Representative's office said.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

"We built the Rafale on our own. We know how to do it on our own, whereas the Eurofighter was built by four countries," he said, referring to Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Britain declared war on Germany, joining France and Russia.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman