US EditionUK Unveils Strategic Defence Review, Pledges Up to 12 Attack Submarines and £15 Billion Warhead Fund
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a strategic defense review in June 2025, pledging to build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines in the UK.
- The review was initiated by Starmer’s Labour government to reevaluate UK defense expenditure in response to Russia’s large-scale military assault on Ukraine that began in early 2022.
- The review includes 62 recommendations focusing on increasing military readiness, expanding conventional weapon stockpiles, establishing a cyber command, and learning from Ukraine’s drone capabilities.
- Starmer warned that the current threat level is the most severe, urgent, and uncertain Britain has faced since the Cold War, and announced a £15 billion investment to modernize the nation's nuclear weapons.
- The review aims to transform UK forces into a battle-ready nation and strengthen NATO contributions amid rising Russian aggression and evolving security threats.
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The British head of government wants to renew nuclear weapons and turn his country into an "armored nation." In view of the existing financial bottlenecks, it is beginning to rumble in his Labour party.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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Key NATO members are upping their defense posture in response to threats from Russia. Experts say the Trump administration's confrontational approach to the alliance is a factor as well.
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