Five ways Russia could wipe out UK within hours of WW3
Vladimir Putin's forces could use drones, missiles and cyber attacks to wipe the UK out if conflict broke out
Vladimir Putin could potentially unleash a barrage of kamikaze drones, missiles, and cyber attacks on the UK in the event of a conflict with Russia.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this week presented his Strategic Defence Review (SDR), which outlined the challenges facing UK defence and national security and proposed strategies for response.
The comprehensive 144-page Ministry of Defence document has been ridiculed on Russian state television, with one Putin mouthpiece ominously threatening the population with 'painful' radiation deaths.
The SDR identifies potential vulnerabilities in the UK's defences that Putin and his military leaders could exploit, highlighting five brutal 'methods of attack' if a major conflict were to break out.
It suggests the nation's current defence systems are ill-prepared to handle potential drone strikes, akin to those carried out across Russia this week, or long-range cruise, ballistic or hypersonic missiles, reports the Express.
UK military bases, both domestic and overseas, could be targeted by the Kremlin, as well as oil rigs, subsea cables, satellites and merchant ships.
Cyber attacks aimed at critical infrastructure, stock exchanges, communication networks or the UK government could also cause significant disruption and paralyse Britain's response, given that more than 95% of global data is transmitted via undersea cables.
The review concluded: "Based on current ways of war, if the UK were to fight a state-on-state war as part of NATO in 2025, it could expect to be subject to some or all of the following methods of attack:
• Assaults on the UK's Armed Forces and bases abroad
• Air and missile strikes (involving long-range drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles) aimed at military and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) within the UK
• Escalating sabotage and cyber-attacks targeting both onshore and offshore CNI
• Actions to disrupt the UK economy, particularly industries supporting the Armed Forces, through means such as cyber-attacks, maritime trade interdiction, and assaults on space-based CNI
• Campaigns to manipulate information with the intent of eroding social unity and political resolve
Keir Starmer has committed to the most significant increase in defence spending since the Cold War era, emphasising the need for the nation to be "a battle-ready, armour-clad nation".
"Presently, the UK is grappling with low recruitment numbers for its military forces and a shortage of missile reserves, making it a formidable challenge to reinforce these areas, especially in light of incidents like the costly drone strike Russia experienced, which is projected to incur expenses of around £5.2billion.
The government has announced its full support for the SDR, endorsing the vision and committing to all 62 recommendations set forth in the report, which includes a substantial £15bn investment in the sovereign warhead programme during this Parliament, a move expected to sustain over 9,000 jobs.
Defence Secretary John Healey has disclosed that £1bn is allocated for enhancing air and missile defences and establishing a cyber and electromagnetic warfare unit. In addition, there are plans to construct six new munitions factories in the UK, representing an investment of £1.5bn, as part of broader measures to strengthen the country's defensive capabilities.
The review states: "We will create a 'New Hybrid Navy', building the Dreadnought and SSN-AUKUS submarines, cutting-edge warships and support ships, transforming our carriers, and introducing new autonomous vessels to patrol the North Atlantic and beyond."
It also outlines an ambitious plan for the British Army, aiming to increase its deterrent capabilities significantly: "We will create a British Army which is 10x more lethal to deter from the land, by combining more people and armoured capability with air defence, communications, AI, software, long-range weapons, and land drone swarms.
"We will create a next-generation RAF, with F-35s, upgraded Typhoons, next-generation fast jets through the Global Combat Air Programme, and autonomous fighters to defend Britain's skies and strike anywhere in the world."
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