4 d. ago Royal Navy in dispute with army over funding to tackle Russian threat

Branches of armed forces press their case for greater investment but views diverge on where conflict may arise

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4 d. ago Royal Navy in row with army over funding to tackle Russian threat

Branches of armed forces press their case for greater investment but views diverge on where conflict may arise

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2 w. ago New laws to bolster UK’s defences against cyber attacks on NHS, transport and energy

The National Cyber Security Centre warned last month that Chinese and Russian hackers posed a ‘signficant threat’ as serious online attacks reached a record high

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2 w. ago Photos show tense stillness of Ukraine's Kherson, under threat from across the Dnipro River

Ukraine’s Kherson, once vibrant after its liberation, now faces a tense stillness. Three years after the nine-month Russian occupation ended, the city is under constant threat from across the Dnipro River.

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2 w. ago Europe’s new weapons system to fight the rising threat of Russian drones

The American-made Merops system, compact enough for a pickup truck, identifies and intercepts drones

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3 w. ago Putin brags he allowed NATO to spy on 'world's most lethal weapon’ in chilling WW3 threat

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has issued yet another chilling threat to the West as he bragged that he allowed a NATO spy ship to watch Russia's latest nuclear test

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3 w. ago Trump directs Pentagon to match Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing

US president makes threat in Truth Social post in wake of Russian nuclear-powered weapons tests, and shortly before meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Trump meets Xi in South Korea – latest updatesDonald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to immediately start matching other nuclear powers in their testing of nuclear weapons, specifically citing Russia and China.In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that “because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” Continue reading...

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last month Trump issues nuke threat to Putin and tells Russian leader he should be ending the war in Ukraine, not testing nuclear missiles, as Moscow boasts of launching its 'Flying Chernobyl' weapon

Putin said that Russia had successfully tested its 'unstoppable' nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a weapon Moscow says can pierce any defence shield, and has 'unlimited range'.

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