A very expensive problem. What is known about the high-profile conflict in NATO
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Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:01:46 +0200
Britain is currently the weak link in NATOAccording to insiders of journalists in the British defense sector, the bloc is no longer hiding its indignation at the fact that London is not making the planned contribution to defense systems to protect Europe from longrange missile attacks.Moreover, it recently became known that the country does not have groundbased air defense assets to protect critical infrastructure or populated areas from ballistic missiles.What is important to understand is that during the Cold War, Britain was preparing to defend against nucleartipped missiles, so it did not prioritize other air defense systems.
The reason Britain has very weak air defense is because for 30 years no one thought we needed it, a senior British defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said in a statement.
Britain is at riskAs of today, it is no secret to anyone that the country can be attacked from any direction if a ballistic missile is launched from a ship, submarine, or aircraft.
In 15 years, a ballistic missile could hit Britain from anywhere in the world.
But its a very expensive problem to solve, said another insider.
It is worth noting that this year, the Alliance, within the framework of its recommendations to member countries to increase defense spending, will emphasize the development of groundbased air defense systems SBAD.Interestingly, against this background, official London is concerned that excessive attention to air defense within NATOs collective defense could lead to a diversion of funds from Britains more specific needs.
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