Citing the threat of Russia, the United Kingdom leader announces the impulse of military expenses, including new nuclear motor submarines

London -The United Kingdom will build up to a dozen new submarines for nuclear energy attack, will prepare its army to fight a war in Europe and become “a nation ready for battle, dressed in armor,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Monday. The promise is part of a planned military spending impulse – Recently made by other US allies – Designed to send a message to both Moscow and President Trump in Washington.

Starmer said that Great Britain “cannot ignore the threat that Russia represents” while committing to undertake the most radical changes in the defenses of Great Britain since the collapse of the Soviet Union more than three decades ago.

“The threat we face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any time from the Cold War,” Starmer told workers and journalists from a Marine shipyard in Scotland.

Like other NATO members, the United Kingdom has been reassessing its defense expense Since Russia launched its continuum, Large -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The Government announced its plans for the Army in response to a strategic defense review commissioned by Starmer and directed by George Robertson, a former Secretary of Defense of the United Kingdom and NATO general secretary. It was the first review since 2021, and landed in a world shaken and transformed by the invasion of Russia of Ukraine, and by the re -election of Mr. Trump last year.

Months after the last defense review of Great Britain, it was published in 2021, then Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that the era of “fighting great tanks in the mass of European land” was over. Three months later, the Russian tanks arrived in Ukraine.

The Government of the Labor Party of the Starmer’s Center-left Labor Center has said that it will accept the 62 recommendations made in the review, with the aim of helping the United Kingdom to face growing threats in land, air, sea and cyberspace.

The measures include the increase in the production of submarines and weapons and “learn the lessons of Ukraine”, which has quickly developed its drone technology to counteract Moscow’s forces and even achieve objectives at the bottom of Russia. Starmer made his announcement a day later Ukraine launched an unprecedented drone attack against the Russian air basesclaiming to have damaged or destroyed 41 Russian bombers.

The Government said that the United Kingdom will also establish a cyber command to counteract “daily” attacks linked to Russia against the defenses of Great Britain.

Monday’s ads include building nuclear submarines and with nuclear proposition, conventionally armed under the Aukus association with Australia and the United States. The Government also says that it will invest 15 billion pounds (about $ 20.3 billion) in the Nuclear Arsenal of Great Britain, which consists of missiles taken to a handful of submarines. It is likely that the details of these plans are kept secret.

The Government will also increase conventional Britain weapons reserves with up to 7,000 long -range weapons built by the United Kingdom.

Starmer said Rearming would create a “defense dividend” of thousands of well -paid manufacturing jobs, a contrast to the “peace dividend” after the cold war that saw Western nations channel money away from defense towards other areas.

The Secretary of Defense, John Healey, said the changes would send “a message to Moscow” and transform the country’s military after decades of reduction, although he said he does not expect the number of soldiers, currently in a minimum of two centuries, increase until the early 2030s.

Healey said that the plans for defense spending reached 2.5% of national income by 2027 per year are “on the way” and that “will undoubtedly” reach 3% before 2034.

Starmer said that the 3% objective is an “ambition”, instead of a firm promise, and it is not clear where you will find money with money. The Government has already reduced, in the opponent, the spending of international aid to achieve the objective of 2.5%.

Starmer said he would not make a firm promise until he knew “precisely where the money comes from.”

Even 3% does not reach what some NATO leaders think it is needed to deter Russia from future attacks against their neighbors. The NATO Chief, Mark Rutte, says that the leaders of the 32 member countries will discuss the commitment to spend at least 3.5% of GDP in defense when they meet in the Netherlands this month.

It is also a message for Mr. Trump that Europe is paying attention to its demand for NATO members to spend more on their own defense.

European countries, led by the United Kingdom and France, have rushed to coordinate their defense position as Trump transforms US foreign policy, apparently on the side of Europe while seeking to finish the war in Ukraine. Mr. Trump has a lot of time questioned the value of NATO and complained That the United States provides security to European countries that do not achieve their weight.

Starmer said his government would make Britain’s greatest contribution to NATO since its creation. “

“We’ll never fight alone,” he said. “Our defense policy will always be from NATO.”

James Cartlidge, spokesman for the defense of the main conservative party of the British opposition, welcomed more money for defense, but was skeptical of the 3% promise of the government.

“All promises of strategic work defense review will be taken with a pinch of salt unless they can demonstrate that there will actually be enough money to pay them,” he said.

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• Donald Trump
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• Russia
• Keir Starmer
• European Union
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• NATO