Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 30 allied 26 overbought 25 MoD 24 worsening 23 armed forces 23 weak 23 eroding 23 overpriced 22 overworked 22 inefficient 22 weakened 22 burdened 22 burden 21 peacekeeping 21 frontline 21 strain 21 deployed 21 inadequate 21 urgently needed 20 bloated 20 unaffordable 20 undermined 20 underfunded 20 overvalued 20 vulnerable 20 squeezed 19 constrained 19 troops 19 £ #bn [001] 19 unstable 19 preoccupied 19 Nato 18 fragile 18 fatigued 18 unsustainable 18 insecure 18 unprepared 18 unwilling 18 bogged down 18 shortages 18 untenable 18 impractical 18 cash strapped 18 faltering 17 congested 17 eroded 17 hopeless 17 ballooning 17 insufficient 17 strained 17 manpower 17 stretched 17 chronically 16 unrealistic 16 exaggerated 16 precarious 16 crumbling 16 deteriorating 16 lagging behind 16 fragmented 16 acute 16 sapped 15 shrinking 15 adequate 15 battalions 15 dangerously 15 overcrowded 15 urgent 15 diminishing 15 reliant 15 overloaded 15 straining 14 unreliable 14 cope 14 shortfalls 14 outdated 14 desperate 14 antiquated 14 dwindling 13 augment 13 scarce 13 traumatized 13 struggling 13 overrun 13 indebted 12 exasperated 12 shrunk 12 saturated 12 unbalanced 12 shambles 11 malnourished 11 downsize 11 depleted 10 dire 10 non existent 9 frayed 8 underdeveloped 8 disorganized 8 exhausted 5 neglected 4 overwhelmed