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The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has 8 defence tasks:

• defence, security and resilience of the UK and its overseas territories
• nuclear deterrence and the defence nuclear enterprise
• contribute to improved understanding of the world through strategic intelligence and the global defence network
• influence through international defence engagement
• overseas defence activity
• promote UK prosperity and civil society
• direct defence
• strategic base and enabling functions

Source: United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)