Sir. – The article by Professor Julian Lindley- French entitled Guns of August 2020? (NR108/3) should be deeply disturbing to all who care about Anglo-American relations, cooperation between the Royal Navy and the US Navy, and NATO. The author’s most egregious comments are reserved for Britain. He writes, “Britain is in precipitous strategic decline and in 2019 effectively abandoned the defence of continental Europe by withdrawing the bulk of its forces from Germany. London is hunkering down behind its nuclear shield and has little or no influence on international affairs.” The professor doe…
