The projected move toward defence spending of three percent of GDP raises a question about which costs the total includes. One proposal is to fund the strategic deterrent separately because its political role differs from that of forces used in routine operations. Cabinet Office or Foreign Office funding is suggested as an alternative. The inclusion of war graves and armed-forces pensions is also questioned, while support for funding war graves is explicit. The discussion concerns proposals about how spending is counted.
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What belongs in the defence-spending total?
The discussion questions how the deterrent, pensions and war graves should count toward a three-percent defence-spending target.