U.K. moving to ‘war-fighting readiness’, says Starmer
Faced with new threats, notably from Russia, the U.K. is moving to ‘war-fighting readiness’, its Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said, as his government released a strategic review of its defence capabilities and challenges.
As an outcome of the review, the U.K. would build up to 12 attack submarines as part of the AUKUS (Australia, U.K. and U.S.) alliance. It would spend £15 billion on nuclear warheads, £1 billion on digital capability with a new ‘CyberEM Command’ and undertake improvements to housing for the military.
U.K. Chancellor announces welfare cuts, increased defence expenditure to fix public financesPM Starmer pledges sweeping changes to UK defenses in response to growing threats from Russia and cyberattacks. | Source: The Hindu
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