A | "I think a lot of people have been very surprised, not least in the Armed Forces themselves have been very surprised to hear that there has been a particularly strong positive discrimination in favour of ethnic minorities in the Royal Air Force," Matthew Gordon-Banks, a former Tory lawmaker and retired senior research fellow at the UK’s Defence Academy, explained.,Gordon-Banks suggested that neither the UK Army nor the Royal Navy lack appropriate diversity: "We've seen considerable changes in recent years in our army and even those soldiers who guard the Queen on ceremonial duties ̶ we're seeing a wide range of ethnic minorities also serving, not just white faces," he said.,However, the RAF has possibly become the least attractive service given the fact that the UK has reduced its number of planes and ships, according to the former British lawmaker. He does not rule out that the RAF is "suffering from recruitment problems which have exacerbated the potential lack of diversity at the current time.",‘The Biggest F*** Up in the RAF': UK's Training of Fast Jet Pilots in Crisis, Leaked Docs Claim6 August, 11:14 GMT,Gordon-Banks went on to recall that the head of the British Armed Forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, "made clear that he wanted the Royal Air Force chiefs to make diversity a priority” in his very first speech as the combined head of the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force in December 2021.,"So that means, in my view, that the combined head of our Armed Forces is the person who actually started this particular issue," Gordon-Banks claimed. "And the head of the Royal Air Force, Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, subsequently committed to doubling the number of women to 40% in the RAF by 2030 and also having 20% ethnic minorities serving in our Air Force. And this seems to be a target which has been described as too far, too fast, and in pursuing it, it actually puts diversity targets ahead of ensuring what is best for our Armed Forces operational effectiveness.",Gordon-Banks emphasized that he would be the first to say that having a good ethnic minority and diverse mix in the Armed Forces which reflects the multicultural kind of country that the UK is, is a positive thing. However, it should not come at the expense of operational effectiveness, the former Tory politician noted.,The head of the RAF’s recruiting team – herself a senior female officer whose identity has not been disclosed – recently resigned "in disgust at what reports claim is the imposition of a de facto recruitment freeze on white men in favour of women and candidates from an ethnic minority background," according to the Daily Mail.,"The very idea that a female group captain, head of recruitment of the Royal Air Force, has felt it necessary to tender her resignation because she believes that operational effectiveness is being hindered by an alleged stopping of recruitment of white faced recruits in order to boost ethnic minority recruitment is clearly ridiculous, and that such a senior officer should feel it necessary to tender her resignation highlights a very serious issue, but it's an issue which is being created by the very head of our Combined Armed Forces, Admiral Tony Radakin himself," highlighted Gordon-Banks.,WorldRAF Recruitment Head Reportedly Resigns After Service Temporarily Stops Hiring White Men17 August, 05:57 GMT,"Then you look at the head of the RAF and he's prepared to break the operational requirement of the air force just to meet diversity [targets]," one source said, as quoted by Sky News. Sources within the British Armed Forces have argued that these diversity targets are "impossible.",Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, a contender to become the UK's prime minister, has recently commented on the emerging controversy. "The only thing that should matter in recruitment is the content of your character, not your sex or the colour of your skin," a spokesperson for the Sunak campaign said. "That the Ministry of Defence would allow Britain's security to potentially be put at risk by a drive for so-called 'diversity' is not only disgraceful, it is dangerous.",For its part, the RAF disputed the allegations, insisting that there is no pause in RAF recruitment and no new policy with regards to meeting in-year recruitment requirements, according to Sky News.,"What we should be doing in the UK is ensuring that we are recruiting the best irrespective of ethnicity," Gordon-Banks concluded.。 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령이 사우디아라비아와의 원자력 협정안을 의회에 제출했습니다. 현지 시각 25일 월스트리트저널(WSJ)은 정부 관계자를 인용해 트럼프 대통령이 협정안을 의회에 제출했다며, 지난 24일 의원들에게 전달됐다고 보도했습니다. 이 협정은 사우디 내 원자력 발전소 건설 등 인프라 개발을 위한 것이지만, 사우디 영토 내에서 우라늄 농축 활동을 할 수 있는 길을 열어줬다는 점에서 논란이 됐습니다. 미국 법에 따라 외국과의 원자력 협정은 회기일 기준 90일 이내에 이의가 제기되지 않으면 자동 발효됩니다. 협정이 최종 발효되면 양국은 2년 간의 상업적 타당성 조사를 거쳐 사우디 내에 미국 기업이 우라늄 농축 시설을 건설할 수 있게 됩니다. WSJ는 트럼프 행정부 관계자들은 핵 프로그램이 평화적 목적으로 유지되도록 미국이 보장할 것이라고 주장하지만, 비평가들은 이번 협정이 불안정한 중동 지역에 핵이 확산되는 걸 부추길 것이라고 주장한다고 전했습니다. 민주주의수호재단(FDD)의 앤드리아 스트리커 연구원은 WSJ에 “의회는 사우디 영토 내 우라늄 농축의 길을 열어주는 협정에 반대해야 한다”며 “설령 미국이 운영하는 공장이라 할지라도, 이는 민감한 핵연료 제조 기술의 확산을 막고자 했던 수십 년 간의 미국 비확산 정책을 종식하는 일이 될 것”이라고 말했습니다. 미국이 이란의 핵 프로그램 추진을 명분으로 전쟁을 수행하고 있는 상황에서 사우디에 대해선 핵 개발의 기초 작업인 우라늄 농축을 허용한다는 점도 비판을 받고 있습니다. 다만 미 의회에서 반대하더라도 협정을 막긴 어려울 것으로 WSJ는 전망했습니다. 협정을 저지하기 위해선 대통령 거부권을 무력화할 수 있는 양원 합동 결의안과 3분의 2 이상의 찬성표가 필요한데, 현재 의회 구성상 거의 불가능하기 때문입니다. 트럼프 대통령이 원자력 협정 승인 대가로 사우디에 요구했던 아브라함 협정 가입, 즉 이스라엘과 국교 수립도 협정 이행에 걸림돌로 평가됩니다. 미 행정부 한 관리는 “사우디가 아브라함 협정에 가입해야 원자력 협정이 추진될 것이라는 대통령 뜻은 여전하다”고 말했습니다.■ 제보하기▷ 전화 : 02-781-1234, 4444▷ 이메일 : [email protected]▷ 카카오톡 : 'KBS제보' 검색, 채널 추가▷ 유튜브, 다음에서도 KBS뉴스를 구독해주세요!。
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