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UK warned to stockpile food as Putin threatens military attacks
UK warned to stockpile food and water as Putin's military options threaten national security.
In brief
UK warned to stockpile food and water as Putin's military options threaten national security. UK must prepare for potential Russian attacks using drones, submarines and cyber warfare as military defenses are deemed insufficient. Originally reported by Dailymail.
UK warned to stockpile food
Britons told to stockpile three days' worth of food and water as fears of Russian attacks escalate.
“PM has his head in the sand”
Lord Richard Dannatt warns
Former head of British Army says government is not moving fast enough to bolster defences.
“The bottom line is that we are very exposed but His Majesty's Government has its collective head firmly in the sand”
Putin's military options
Russia threatens to use drones, submarines and cyber attacks to overwhelm UK defences.
“The terrifying range of options Putin has to attack UK”
Gerbera drones
Gerbera drones with 2.5m wingspan can be hidden in cargo containers and launched from ships.
“They can be easily hidden in cargo containers before being launched by catapult”
Geran-3 drones
Geran-3, Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet-powered drones could be used to attack uk military bases.
“Carrying a relatively small warhead, they could be used to start fires”
Khabarovsk submarine
Russia's nuclear-powered submarine designed to carry six Poseidon nuclear torpedoes.
“The 10,000-ton submarine has been designed to carry up to six poseidon nuclear torpedoes”
NATO response
NATO tracks russian naval movements and has been seizing russian shadow fleet tankers.
“Royal Marines stormed one vessel, the Smytros, in June”
Undersea cables
Russia targets uk's undersea data cables which carry 95% of global telecommunications data.
“The lines, which crisscross the ocean floor, carry about 95 per cent of global telecommunications data”
Military readiness
UK military is at its weakest point in 200 years with only 71,000 troops ready for deployment.
“The british army has shrunk to its smallest number in more than 200 years”
Arctic threat
Russia is building naval assets in the arctic to exploit melting ice caps for resources.
“By 2040, the arctic is expected to be 'ice free' during the summer months”
Defence spending
UK pledges £790m over four years to improve air and missile defences.
“Labour has pledged to invest £790million over the next four years on improving the country's integrated air and missile defences”
Military vulnerability
UK lacks ballistic missile defence capability with only six Type 45 destroyers available.
“Britain's only defence to a ballistic missile attack is its fleet of six type forty five destroyers”
Russian cyber threats
Russia uses cyber attacks to target uk military infrastructure and critical systems.
“The appetite of Russia to conduct... sub-threshold or hybrid operations against nato countries, whether this is sabotage or cyber, is very clear”
Shadow fleet
Russia uses sanctioned oil tankers as floating launch platforms for drone attacks.
“Defence sources today signalled russia could now seek to use its vast 'shadow fleet' of sanctioned oil tankers as floating launch platforms”
Military response
UK military needs more resources to combat cyber threats and sabotage attacks.
“Lord Dannatt insisted the National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of gchq, needed 'further resources to combat hackers'”
Arctic security
UK faces strategic threat from russian expansion in the arctic region.
“The High North poses a major strategic challenge for uk security”
The big picture
UK must prepare for potential Russian attacks using drones, submarines and cyber warfare as military defenses are deemed insufficient.
