Ships in the red sea. Last week the uk and us launched joint Air Strikes against houthi targets. Meanwhile, mr shapps has also confirmed britain is sending 20,000 personnel to join the biggest nato Military Exercise in europe since the cold war. 0ur Defence CorrespondentJonathan Beale reports. Last Weeks Decision to strike houthi targets in yemen was the latest evidence, said the defence secretary, that the world is becoming a more dangerous place. And in his first major defence beach, Grant Shapps said britain had no choice but to act using its armed forces. ~ ,. ,. , forces. We stand at this crossroads, whether it is forces. We stand at this crossroads, whether it is to forces. We stand at this crossroads, whether it is to surrender forces. We stand at this crossroads, whether it is to surrender to forces. We stand at this crossroads, whether it is to surrender to a forces. We stand at this crossroads, whether it is to surrender to a sea i whether it is to surrender to a sea of troubles, or do everything we can to deter. I believe, in reality, it