A long-awaited study of the future for UK defence notes escalating threats from Moscow while China also poses a long-term challenge along with North Korea and Iran
War in Ukraine has meant Britain is more under “nuclear escalation” threat from Russia than at any time since the Cold War, defence chiefs have warned.
Their long-awaited study of the future for UK defence notes escalating threats from Moscow whilst China poses a long-term challenge along with North Korea and Iran. And the spectre of terrorism is always a problem.
The Defence Command Paper says: “Europe has not seen this scale of conflict since the end of the Second World War. The threat of nuclear escalation is greater than at any time since the Cold War.”
It argues Russia’s air force and navy is still intact despite more than 500 days of brutal conflict in Ukraine. And the UK’s situation could worsen over Ukraine.