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Does taking risks win wars?

Does taking risks win wars?

Update: 2025-10-02
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As well as condemning “fat” generals and “woke” policies US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has told America’s top officers they must end a ‘poisonous culture of risk aversion’.

Sitrep separates the warfighting logic from the culture-war politics and assesses whether UK defence could benefit from being prepared to take greater risks.

We also examine the cost of silence for special forces, and explain how their bond of secrecy could stand in the way of getting mental health help.

And as the largest collection of Victoria Crosses is taken off display, to make way for other museum exhibits, retired Major General Tim Cross and historian Lucy Betteridge-Dyson discuss how best preserve the stories of gallantry behind these medals. 

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Does taking risks win wars?

Does taking risks win wars?