The stockpiling plan uses the Royal Navy's global base system. Gibraltar and facilities in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Singapore could divide reserves among many established naval stations. Because the treaty system lacked routine inspection visits to such stores, dispersal could keep matériel out of sight even from Britain's own Treasury. The proposal links imperial infrastructure to mobilization by preserving old equipment while allowing the Navy to continue requesting funds for replacements.
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Imperial naval bases as dispersed reserve depots
Gibraltar and bases across the Empire offer a dispersed network for storing old weapons beyond the close attention of treaty inspectors and the Treasury.