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NUCLEAR FORCES, DEFENCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEFENCE OF THE EUROPEAN MAINLAND, AND MARITIME OPERATIONS IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC AND CHANNEL. IT GIVES DETAILS OF THE RESTRUCTURING AND MODERNISATION OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT TO MEET THESE TASKS. SERVICE ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE EUROPE ARE ALSO OUTLINED. THE SUPPORT BRITISH FORCES GIVE TO THE SECURITY FORCES IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY ARE DESCRIBED. A BOX GIVES DETAILS OF THE EFFECTS OF OPTIONS FOR CHANGE ON SERVICE AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL NUMBERS: THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES WILL FORM ABOUT 63,000 TO ABOUT 55,000 MEN, THE ARMY FROM ABOUT 156,000 TO 116,000, AND THE RAF FROM ABOUT 89,000 TO ABOUT 75,000. THERE WILL BE SIMILAR REDUCTIONS IN CIVILIAN SUPPORT STAFF. OTHER BOXES DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF OPTIONS FOR CHANGE ON DEFENCE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, CONSEQUENCES FOR THE ARMY OF ITS ROLE IN THE RAPID REACTION CORPS, AND USE OF SIMULATION METHODS IN TRAINING.
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