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The Tories' intention to introduce National Service if they are relected has caused uproar on social media for Gen Z, who swiftly dubbed it 'Nashy Serve' and reacted with a slew of cutting memes

"Ukraine needs more ammunition, more spare parts and the Taurus," the Bundestags defense chair, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, said earlier this month.

EXCLUSIVE: National security experts say the West needs to keep spending more on defence - including in support for Ukraine - to save people from World War 3

"We must be prepared to deter our enemies," British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said earlier this month.

The SCALP and Storm Shadow missiles have helped Ukraine successfully target Russias Black Sea fleet, based on the annexed Crimean peninsula.

Houthi rebels have built up a "capability that only very few countries have," said Fabian Hinz of the International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank.