Starmer Seeks Nuclear Build-Up in Sweeping UK Military Revamp

Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed a sweeping overhaul of the British military yet refused to commit to the full extent of spending increases that experts said is necessary to protect the UK from growing global threats.

The UK will move to a position of “war-fighting readiness,” Starmer said, as his government announced plans to expand its nuclear deterrence and submarine fleet and ramp up investment in its industrial base and military capability. Britain will also begin talks with the US on taking an enhanced role in NATO’s nuclear deterrence.