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Putin’s submarines have the UK surrounded. This is what could stop them
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In Short: The UK's Defence Investment Plan, published this summer, highlights its unique capability to build nuclear-powered submarines, which could play a crucial role in countering Russian submarines in a potential conflict, according to reports.
The Defence Investment Plan, published this summer, underscores the UK's capability to design and build nuclear-powered submarines, a skill shared by only a handful of nations. This strategic capacity is now being leveraged to support allies, including NATO members. According to reports in The i Paper, Russia has shown particular interest in these capabilities.
In the event of conflict, particularly on NATO's eastern flank, the UK's submarines could be pivotal. They would be essential for maintaining open sea lanes in the North Atlantic, ensuring the timely arrival of reinforcements, and for hunting Russian submarines that pose a threat to Britain and its allies.
What's still developing
- Russia has taken a close and deliberate interest in them.
Sources
- The i Paperlink