London—Britain will reintroduce fighter jets capable of carrying atomic weapons to support NATO’s nuclear mission, expanding the country’s deterrence arsenal, which is currently limited to submarine-launched missiles, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said Tuesday. The country will purchase 12 nuclear weapon-capable F-35A fighters, in the “biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation,”…
WASHINGTON (TNND) — As global attention remains fixed on the conflict between Israel and Iran, concerns are mounting that China might seize the opportunity to make a strategic move towards its interests. For decades, China has been eyeing Taiwan, waiting for the right moment to assert control and “reunify” the island with the mainland. On…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — World leaders were gathering in the Netherlands on Tuesday for the start of a historic two-day NATO summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 allies. The allies are expected to endorse a goal of spending 5%…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas Monday called for what she called “a dose of realism” in its relations with China after EU foreign ministers discussed security aspects of relations with China. The ministers met to set the agenda for a planned July 2 Brussels meeting between Kallas and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
As NATO leaders prepare to gather in The Hague on Tuesday, efforts to satisfy United States President Donald Trump’s call for a big new defence spending goal may be overshadowed by the repercussions of US military strikes on Iran. Trump has demanded that NATO allies commit to spending 5 percent of their gross domestic product…
The United Kingdom and Japan—United States allies in NATO and the Pacific respectively—have sent naval ships through the Taiwan Strait, which China has long claimed sovereignty over. Regarding the passage of the British patrol vessel HMS Spey on Wednesday, the Chinese military described it as “undermining peace and stability” across the 110-mile-wide waterway. Newsweek has…
UK prime minister Keir Starmer (Image credit: AP) LONDON: Britain announced it will build 12 new attack submarines as it was set to unveil Monday a major defence review to deal with “growing” Russian aggression and the changing nature of warfare.Prime Minister Keir Starmer told BBC radio that “there is greater instability on defence and…