WASHINGTON — The United Kingdom’s former secretary of state for defence, Dr. Liam Fox, gave warning Tuesday morning at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., saying that Great Britain’s “national security is inextricably linked to the health of our national economy,” and that the United States is no different.
“Let’s be very clear,” Dr. Fox said, “You cannot be strong if you are broke. Debt is a national security issue.”
United States’ gross domestic product is an estimated $15.04 trillion, which ranks second in the world behind the European Union’s 27 countries’ $15.39 trillion GDP.
Dr. Fox cited estimates that U.S. debt in 2011 reached 100 percent of GDP — a roughly 20 percent climb since 2009.
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