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1 week ago | 
armscontrol.org | Samer Al-Atrush |Larisa Brown
Does Iran have nuclear weapons? Why Israel is attacking now
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2 weeks ago | 
parapolitika.gr | Larisa Brown
Είναι κατανοητό ότι η Βρετανία προσπαθεί να πείσει τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες να καθυστερήσουν την προθεσμία για τις αμυντικές δαπάνες πριν από τη σύνοδο κορυφής του ΝΑΤΟ αυτό το μήνα.
Το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο ηγείται μιας ομάδας ευρωπαϊκών κρατών που θέλουν να συμφωνήσουν σε έναν στόχο για δαπάνες 3,5 τοις εκατό του εθνικού εισοδήματος για βασική άμυνα έως το 2035, δηλαδή τρία χρόνια αργότερα από ό,τι επιδιώκει η κυβέρνηση του προέδρου Τραμπ, δήλωσαν πηγές στους Times.
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3 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Larisa Brown |Bruno Waterfield
UK under dual pressure to increase defence spending nowComments from General Sir Richard Barrons come alongside renewed US demands for Britain to increase its defence spending faster
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3 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Larisa Brown
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, known as the “money guy” because of his ability to handle finances, has been chosen to be the next professional head of the armed forces, The Times understands. Sir Keir Starmer is believed to have picked Knighton, the head of the RAF, to lead the Ministry of Defence through what has been billed as its most transformative period in decades.
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3 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Larisa Brown |Steven Swinford
Britain faces a “new era of threat” including dangers posed by novel weapons of mass destruction and must rebuild its military to prepare for war, a major defence review has warned. Sir Keir Starmer pledged to make Britain “battle-ready” as he unveiled the long-awaited strategic defence review (SDR) designed to counter threats from countries such as Russia and China.
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3 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Larisa Brown
Long-range drones and cruise missiles could target Britain if it had to fight a war this year, the government’s strategic defence review has warned. The landmark review sets out five “methods of attack” the UK should expect if it was forced into state-on-state conflict, based on current ways of fighting. Bases, ports and airfields in Britain and overseas would come under attack.
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3 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Matt Dathan |Larisa Brown
Britain faces a “new era of threat” including the “immediate and pressing” danger of Russia, the long-awaited strategic defence review will warn on Monday. The report, which will be published after nearly a year, consists of 48,000 words and is about 130 pages long. The government is expected to accept all 62 recommendations in full. On the eve of publication, John Healey, the defence secretary, said Britain must be prepared for a military attack by Russia.
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3 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Matt Dathan |Larisa Brown
Britain will build up to a dozen nuclear-powered attack submarines, Sir Keir Starmer will announce on Monday as he puts the armed forces on a war footing. They will replace the UK’s seven Astute class submarines, which are armed with conventional weapons, and will be in operation from the late 2030s, joining the four Trident submarines that carry the nation’s at-sea nuclear deterrent. Starmer will also pledge a £15 billion investment in the UK’s sovereign nuclear warhead programme.
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4 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Larisa Brown
An MI6 agent may have got away with spying for Russia, it has been revealed, as a suspected mole inside the agency was never found. The agency tried to hunt down the suspected traitor in the 1990s amid fears that another big scandal after the double agent Kim Philby was exposed could signal “game over” for the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).
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4 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Larisa Brown
Britain will spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2034 without a doubt, John Healey, the defence secretary, has said. The government’s ten-year defence plan, which is due to be announced on Monday, is “unaffordable” without the commitment, it is understood. Healey said spending 3 per cent on defence during the next parliament was no longer an “ambition”, as Sir Keir Starmer previously outlined, but a certainty.
