There has been a news story about the release of papers under the 20 year rule from 1978.
One of the releases was the preparedness of the UK to respond to Soviet attack. Nothing earth shattering here but Callaghan was surprised to learn that the Phantom air defence fighters only had a couple of days of ammunition.
It is annoying it was a surprise and it is something our politicians have been guilty of since - knowing what you actually have to do anything with. I'm not convinced that any leader since then had much of a grasp on this either and the situation is probably worse today.
The reports do make interesting reading however - and they are quite detailed in some respects.
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