The Minutes of Sir Richard Dearlove on national security https://minutesof.com/richard-dearlove/on/national-security/ Everything Sir Richard Dearlove has said on national security: 6 verbatim quotes between December 2017 and December 2025, each with a timestamp and a link… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:25 +0000 Dearlove argues state security is government's first responsibility, more important than the NHS or individual https://minutesof.com/q/e3a12331-1d1b-497b-819e-905fa54021cd/ https://minutesof.com/q/e3a12331-1d1b-497b-819e-905fa54021cd/ “It's more important than National Health Service. I mean, you take a Ciceronean view of the state, the security of the state is the first responsibility of the government.” — One Decision Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:12:11 +0000 national security Dearlove says no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir. https://minutesof.com/q/a337cb6b-70cb-4da7-9cd5-9337c4661e8e/ https://minutesof.com/q/a337cb6b-70cb-4da7-9cd5-9337c4661e8e/ “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security, because, you know, what you've done is to sort of pull together the diversity and complexity of a modern democratic security structure” — One Decision Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:46 +0000 national security Dearlove says no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir. https://minutesof.com/q/3284e833-130c-462b-b132-f961469b939f/ https://minutesof.com/q/3284e833-130c-462b-b132-f961469b939f/ “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security, because, you know, what you've done” — One Decision Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:46 +0000 national security Dearlove asserts no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir. https://minutesof.com/q/efbefd2a-5fe3-466d-85be-9f85ddce7148/ https://minutesof.com/q/efbefd2a-5fe3-466d-85be-9f85ddce7148/ “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security because, you know, what you've done is pull together the diversity and complexity of a modern democratic security structure” — One Decision Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:54:40 +0000 national security Dearlove argues terrorism does not present a systemic threat to the nation despite possibility of horrible att https://minutesof.com/q/f693713e-34c2-4704-9288-9a781497cea2/ https://minutesof.com/q/f693713e-34c2-4704-9288-9a781497cea2/ “I mean, I don't think terrorism in its current form, you know, presents a systemic threat to the nation. It presents, the possibility of horrible happenings,” — BBC Politics Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:16:05 +0000 national security Dearlove argues terrorism does not present a systemic threat to the nation despite horrible incidents. https://minutesof.com/q/809d9720-b805-49cd-898d-01816adc6fd9/ https://minutesof.com/q/809d9720-b805-49cd-898d-01816adc6fd9/ “I don't think terrorism in its current form, you know, presents a systemic threat to the nation. It presents, the possibility of horrible happenings,” — BBC Politics Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:16:05 +0000 national security