UK to Build More Attack Submarines in ‘Message to Moscow’

The UK intends to send a “message to Moscow” with plans to expand its fleet of attack submarines and invest in its nuclear deterrent as part of a new defense strategy to head off the threat posed by Russia.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will on Monday reveal plans to spend £15 billion ($20 billion) on its warhead program and build up to 12 new submarines as part of the AUKUS program it operates alongside the US and Australia, to bolster Britain’s “warfighting readiness,” the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.