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The UKNDA presents the first in a series of Academic Lectures: "Future Conflict & the UK's Strategic Interests"
at 1900 (prompt) on Wed 3 March 2010, at King's College London - Waterloo Campus. With Afghanistan the current priority for Britain's Armed Forces, our expert panel will examine possible future scenarios that the UK may face, the Force levels the UK may require, the equipment/ industrial strategy needed to provide such a capability, and the political input underlining all of the above. Chaired by the UKNDA's Martin Cakebread, the confirmed guest speakers are: James Arbuthnot MP (Chairman of the Defence Select Committee) Nick Harvey MP (Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesman) Prof. Richard Holmes (Military Historian) Prof. Martin Edmonds (Director of the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies) Richard D North (Director of the Social Affairs Unit/ Institute of Economic Affairs) Vice-Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham KCB (Former Deputy Chief of Defence Staff) Cdr. John Muxworthy RN (CEO of UKNDA). Venue: Lecture Theatre G73 King's College London Franklin-Wilkins Building Stamford Street London SE1 9NH Nearest tube/ train stations: Waterloo (est. 2 min walk) This is a high level lecture and space is limited. Seats are sold on a first come basis. Please contact Martin Cakebread to reserve a place by emailing: ndm@uknda.org Tickets cost £9, and can be reserved in advance or bought on the door (please ensure you reserve a space first). Students go free. Cheques should be made payable to 'UKNDA Ltd' and sent to Martin Cakebread, UKNDA, PO Box 819, Portsmouth, Hants, PO1 9FF.
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