US EditionUK Launches Military Intelligence Service to Counter Escalating Threats
The UK formed a unified Military Intelligence Services and counter-intelligence unit to counter a 50% rise in hostile activities from states like Russia and China, officials said.
- Friday, Armed Forces Minister Al Carns said the UK is `rapidly developing` plans to prepare the whole country for a possible outbreak of war during a visit to RAF Wyton with Louise Sandher-Jones and attending journalists.
- Following allied warnings, hostile intelligence activity against UK armed forces and the Ministry of Defence has jumped by more than 50% over the past year, with Russia, China, Iran and North Korea suspected.
- At the launch of the new Military Intelligence Services, the MoD combined military intelligence branches and Defence Intelligence and created a counter-intelligence unit to speed data sharing.
- The minister said the Ministry of Defence coordinates a `whole of society` approach to mobilise British society, asking, `Collectively, everybody- what is their role if we get caught in an existential crisis...?`
- Strategically, Al Carns urged the UK to `increase our lethality` after Kremlin-backed state TV intensified threats, with Vladimir Solovyov saying `Now a nuclear strike on Britain is inevitable`.
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UK launches new Military Intelligence Services as hostile activity against Britain surges by more than 50 percent
The UK has unveiled sweeping reforms to its military intelligence apparatus, creating a unified Military Intelligence Services (MIS) and a new Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit (DCIU) amid what ministers describe as a sharp escalation in global and domestic threats.
Britain responds to Putin's threats. A new secret service should help the military. Even a mobilization plan is being developed.
UK Minister Says Country Is Preparing for War
The UK government is intensifying its preparations for the possibility of a major conflict, with Armed Forces Minister Al Carns warning that the “shadow of war” is now “knocking on Europe’s door once more.” His remarks come amid a sharp rise in hostile intelligence activity targeting the country and renewed calls from NATO leadership for Europe to brace for large-scale confrontation. According to Carns, the UK is “rapidly developing” plans to re…
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