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Policy Exchange: UK Nuclear Strategy Outdated, Needs ‘Spectrum of Capabilities’

Policy Exchange: UK Nuclear Strategy Outdated, Needs ‘Spectrum of Capabilities’

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The UK and its NATO allies must bolster their military capabilities to effectively deter Russia, a former UK military chief has warned. In a report for the Policy Exchange thinktank, Sir Jock Stirrup, ex-chief of the Defence Staff, said Britain’s reliance on an “outdated nuclear doctrine” is insufficient, and deterrence requires a spectrum of conventional […]

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UK Steps Up Crackdown on Putin’s Shadow Fleet After Joint US Tanker Seizure

UK Steps Up Crackdown on Putin’s Shadow Fleet After Joint US Tanker Seizure

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Britain is scaling up action against President Vladimir Putin’s so-called shadow fleet after helping the United States seize an oil tanker suspected of evading international sanctions following a weeks-long pursuit across the Atlantic. The vessel, Marinera, previously known as Bella 1, was intercepted by US forces in the North Atlantic on Wednesday during an operation

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