Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans was yesterday tracking the Russian vessel Admiral Gorshkov as it made its way across the North Sea menacingly close to Britain
Mark Galeotti, The Guardian: Forget Britain’s nuclear deterrent – here’s what Russia is really afraid of
Russia is being weaponised to justify big-ticket buys for the UK military, yet there’s little talk of what Moscow thinks matters
British defence spending and capabilities are in the middle of a bitter review in which the potential threat from Russia is frequently invoked, whether that means cutting ocean-bottom internet cables, flying bombers into our airspace, or invading Nato territory.
Russia is – to use a word of the day – being weaponised in the name of particular service interests and justifying big-ticket new systems. Nonetheless, given that Russia is the most serious aggressor the UK might have to face, it is striking how little discussion there has been about what kind of British military capabilities genuinely concern Russian soldiers and planners.
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WNU Editor: During the Falklands war I asked my father on what did he think was going to happen .... will the British succeed in defeating the Argentinians. He answered without hesitation .... the Brits were going to win. When I asked him why was he so confident .... his answer .... The Brits have been fighting wars for centuries, the Argentinians only knew how to terrorize their own people. My father was right .... the Brits did win. As for today .... yes .... the British military is not what it use to be, but there is still an element within it that knows what is necessary to fight a war, and how to win it.
