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They showed the UK is consistently regarded as having one of the most powerful militaries in the world.
So?
They're also considered to have one of the most powerful navies in the world as well:
By who? Did you even open your own link? They rank below the global powerhouse Indonesian Navy.
Which kind of counters your assertion that they have let their national defense capabilities fall to non-existent
The numbers back my assertion. You're posting from some random ranking site and stamping your foot.
There is no information that you've provided that refute the fact that Germany, France, the UK, and the other major non-US members of NATO contribute enormous resources and capabilities to their own defense. You don't respond to those, other than to handwave them away as being "OrangeManBad" or whatever.
I used your data and assertions and proved that friggin' Poland has almost as much stuff as the three countries you assert are just totally awesome *combined*.
The Brits have 2 aircraft carriers. One is laid up in the yard. The other can't be deployed because they don't have the ability to provide escorts.
One of us has a serious confirmation bias. Hint: it's not me.