カテゴリー: Defence policy
In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, and whether the threshold for a major global war has been metGood morning. The world is at war. From the trenches of eastern Ukrai…
After MI5 issues China espionage alert to parliament, Luke Pollard says message should be heeded by all citizensUK politics live – latest updatesOrdinary UK citizens need to watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, the defence minister has said…
We must continue to challenge claims that nuclear weapons are a ‘necessity’, says Caroline Lucas, while Gerry Weston says they don’t protect us from Russian aggression and Michael Newman says they didn’t end the second world warPolly Toynbee is right t…
Law firm representing thousands says some already killed and others in hiding as a result of government ‘blunder’Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme after data leakWhen Abdullah received an email from the British government saying …
French president addresses MPs on topical issues, from commitment to Ukraine, to European connection and US tariffsUK politics live – latest updatesEmmanuel Macron, making the state visit by a European head of state to the UK since Brexit, has addresse…
National Cyber Security Centre warns of global hacking effort to obtain nuclear and defence intelligenceNorth Korean state-backed hackers have mounted a campaign to obtain secrets related to nuclear materials, military drones, submarines and shipbuildi…
UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, made claim as Russia begins fresh offensive in north-east of Ukraine with strikes on KharkivSee all our Ukraine war coverageJoe Biden’s administration has challenged a claim by the British defence secretary, Grant Sh…
Johnny Mercer tells UK inquiry of reports SAS had killed civilians between 2010 and 2013The UK’s minister for veterans, Johnny Mercer, has effectively admitted in front of a public inquiry that he believed members of the SAS had engaged in dozens of un…
Exclusive: Report shows Russian ships loading at North Korean port, amid accusation that Pyongyang supplies missiles and shellsThe UK has provided satellite photographs of North Korean cargo shipments to Russia to a panel of UN experts as part of an at…
Defence minister Richard Marles and counterparts from the UK and US say new technologies will be deployed by militariesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastArtificial intelligence, drones, and deep space radar are am…
First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040sThe UK’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet could double in size as plans were revealed for the new “Aukus” vessels to be based on a British d…
Exclusive: Whitehall officials planning strategy to tackle disruption to global supply chains in the aftermath of an attackWhitehall officials have strategised a series of scenarios about the economic fallout that could follow if China were to invade T…
Damning report by MPs urges government to ensure safe passage for interpreters and contractors at risk from TalibanSeveral thousand Afghans who helped British forces before the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 remain stranded and at risk from the Ta…
Exclusive: two Chinese-sponsored aerospace research centres firms to close after warnings of ‘sleepwalking’ into aiding Chinese militaryImperial College will shut down two major research centres sponsored by Chinese aerospace and defence companies amid…
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK’s national security adviser, says backdoor channels had deterioratedThe west risks the initiation of nuclear conflict with China or Russia because of a “breakdown of communication” with the two countries, the UK’s national…