From AI to Nukes: Here’s What’s in the UK’s Big Defense Overhaul
Soldiers of the British Army prepare an artillery gun during a military exercise near Hohenfels, Germany.
Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government outlined a new defense strategy on Monday that aims to put a “stronger, more lethal” North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the forefront of British defense plans as the country boosts its nuclear deterrent, rebuilds munitions and weapons stockpiles and invests billions of pounds into technologically-advanced warfare methods.
The new defense strategy warns that the threats the UK faces “are more serious and less predictable than at any time since the Cold War.” Here’s how the UK plans to shift from a long period of under-investment and a peacetime mentality to become ready for war, as detailed in Monday’s 140-page document: