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Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Nightmare of how Putin would flatten Britain: Ports and airfields bombarded, oil rigs and satellites sabotaged and waves of cyber attacks feared if Russia pounces
Putin could overwhelm Britain's defences with swarms of explosive kamikaze drones, long-range missiles and crippling cyber hacks if the UK had to fight a war this year. That's the chilling warning issued by the landmark Strategic Defence Review (SDR), which exposed the vulnerabilities the UK needs to urgently fix to prepare for war. In a comprehensive 144-page document, revealed yesterday, defence chiefs outlined the five terrifying 'methods of attack' Britain should brace itself for if it was forced into a major conflict with the likes of Russia. Military bases, ports and airfields in the UK and around the world would be the first to come under siege, blasted by waves of drones and long-range cruise, ballistic or hypersonic missiles. Oil rigs, subsea cables, satellite communications and merchant vessels would also find themselves in the crosshairs of any onslaught by Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin, with saboteurs seeking to damage or destroy them. And a shadowy digital army of hackers would also launch a devastating barrage of cyber attacks, targeting government bodies, stock exchanges, communications and other critical infrastructure in a bid to paralyse Britain. The SDR warned: 'Based on the current way 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: Attacks on the armed forces in the UK and on overseas bases Air and missile strikes from long range drones, cruise and ballistic missiles targeting military infrastructure and critical national infrastructure Increased sabotage and cyber attacks Attempts to disrupt the UK economy - especially the industry that supports the armed forces - through cyber attacks, intercepting shipping trade and attacks on space-based infrastructure Efforts to manipulate information and undermine social cohesion and political will The dossier warned major attacks could target military bases and outposts in the UK and across the globe. Among the key targets would be the Royal Navy's three main bases in Portsmouth, Plymouth and Clyde, as well as overseas HQs like RAF Akoritiri in Cyprus, the RAF's new base in the Middle East at Al Minhad Air Base and the Diego Garcia outpost in the Indian Ocean. Describing the threat faced by Britain, the review continued: 'The UK and its allies are once again directly threatened by other states with advanced military forces. 'The UK is already under daily attack, with aggressive acts - from espionage to cyber-attack and information manipulation - causing harm to society and the economy. 'State conflict has returned to Europe, with Russia demonstrating its willingness to use military force, inflict harm on civilians, and threaten the use of nuclear weapons to achieve its goals. 'More broadly, the West's long-held military advantage is being eroded as other countries modernise and expand their armed forces at speed, while the United States' (US) security priorities are changing, as its focus turns to the Indo-Pacific and to the protection of its homeland.' The defence dossier also warned of: 'Air and missile attack from long-rage drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, targeting military infrastructure and critical national infrastructure in the UK.' Currently, Britain has a limited air defence capability - with military chiefs and experts previously warning the nation would be overwhelmed if it faced a drone and missile onslaught on the scale of those seen in Ukraine, Russia and Israel. Britain's new defence drive - at a glance Britain's new weapons drive review made a list of more than 60 recommendations to enable the UK to 'pivot to a new way of war'. They include: Increasing the size of the army by 3,000 soldiers to 76,000 troops in the next parliament. The review also aims to boost the 'lethality' of the army ten-fold, using drones and other technology. A 20 per cent expansion in volunteer reserve forces. However, this is only when funding is available and will not likely happen until the 2030s Reviving a force of tens of thousands of veterans to fight in a crisis. A similar scheme dubbed the 'Strategic Reserve' was used during the Cold War before being axed. Investing more in new tech like AI, lasers and robots. The paper also warned Britain must develop new ways to counter biologic weapons. Opening up the possibility of the UK buying warplanes capable of carrying American-made nuclear missiles. Currently, Britain's nuke arsenal is the responsibility of the Royal Navy, who took over the role from the RAF decades ago. Boosting the size of the cadet force, made up of schoolchildren, by 30 per cent and offering a 'gap year' to people interested in sampling military life. New investment in long-range missiles, submarines, munitions factories and cyber warfare HQs. Over the weekend, the ease at which cheap drones strapped with explosives could deal a crippling blow to even the most powerful militaries was demonstrated. In one of its most audacious attacks of the war, Ukraine unleashed 'swarms' of kamikaze drones from the backs of trucks to obliterate two of Putin's key airfields deep inside Russia. Dubbed 'Operation Spiderweb', the co-ordinated strikes left Putin humiliated and seeking revenge - with dozens of his prized doomsday warplanes razed to the ground. Two remote military airfields, Olenya in the Arctic Murmansk region and Belaya in eastern Siberia, were rocked by massive explosions, with dramatic footage showing fires raging for hours. The bases, located thousands of miles from Ukraine, are critical to Russia's nuclear strike capability and were considered untouchable. Yet Ukraine's daring raid saw them struck with deadly precision, using first-person-view (FPV) drones launched from unmarked vans parked near the airfields. Ukraine's security service, the SBU, claimed to have hit $7billion (£5.2billion) worth of military equipment. Each of the drones used cost several hundred pounds by comparison. The ease of the barrage is likely to alarm defence planners in Britain, which would currently struggle to fend off such an assault. In a devastating verdict on the state of the UK's defences, the SDR said today's armed forces are 'not currently optimised for warfare', with inadequate stockpiles of weapons, poor recruitment and plummeting morale. 'The international chessboard has been tipped over,' a team of three experts that led the review wrote in a foreword to the document. 'In a world where the impossible today is becoming the inevitable tomorrow, there can be no complacency about defending our country.' The UK has limited ground-based defences, which includes the Sky Sabre missile system capable of blowing cruise missiles and fighter jets out of the sky. However, Britain would rely on the Royal Navy's six Type 45 destroyers to take down faster ballistic or hypersonic missiles which Russia has used to blitz Ukraine. Defence Secretary John Healey has insisted more cash will be pumped into to bolstering the UK's air defences. Writing in a foreword to SDR, Mr Healey said 'up to' £1bn would be invested in 'homeland air and missile defence' as well as the creation of a new cyber and electromagnetic warfare command. The review also warned citizens to brace themselves for 'attempts to disrupt the UK economy, especially the industry that supports the armed forces, including through cyber attack, the interdiction of maritime trade, and attacks on space-based critical national infrastructure'. Finally, it warned the UK would face a huge propaganda onslaught designed 'to manipulate information and undermine social cohesion and political will'. As part of the new defence blueprint the Government is committing £1.5bn to set up at least six munitions factories, and will support the procurement of up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons. Ministers unveiled plans to build six munitions factories in the UK and produce 7,000 long-range weapons, including attack drones and precision missiles The review has set out plans to grow the British Army, renew the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal and expand the UK's school-aged cadet force to up to 250,000 to get the country ready for 'whole of society approach' to defence and resilience. As part of the overhaul in military thinking, British fighter jets could soon carry nuclear weapons for the first time. Army units based in Estonia will be equipped with hundreds of fearsome HX-2 kamikaze drones. And more than £1.5billion in extra funding will go to military homes in response to the review. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned a 'step change in the threats we face demands a step-change in British defence to meet them'. Sir Keir called the review a 'radical blueprint' that would drive forward investments in shipbuilding, drone technology and cyber defences. 'The threats we face are no secret. War in Europe. New nuclear risk,' the premier wrote in the Sun on Sunday. 'The Kremlin is working hand in hand with its cronies in Iran and North Korea. We face daily cyber attacks. 'The Royal Navy has chased off Russian spy ships loitering in our waters. 'The RAF has scrambled to intercept Russian planes that menace our skies.' Speaking on Monday, the PM added: 'We need to see the biggest shift in mindset in my lifetime to put security and defence front and centre – to make it the fundamental organising principle of government.' However, the Conservatives criticised Labour, saying investment in munitions factories has been too slow and that the Treasury had held back the funds to achieve the PM's defence vision. Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge said the Chancellor has used the SDR to put an 'effective freeze' on new orders for military kit. 'It's a bit rich of Labour to talk about 'always on' munitions production when procurement has been largely switched off for the past year,' he said. He added: 'Of course, we welcome investment in new munitions factories, but we don't know when they will be ready, only that these orders should have been placed months ago. 'Ultimately, we need to see greater ambition for the pace and scale of rearmament our armed forces require, given the threats we face and the need to replace inventory gifted to Ukraine. 'That means three per cent of GDP by the end of this parliament, and Labour properly prioritising defence spending – instead of seeking to outspend Reform on welfare.'
CTV News
02-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
A surprise drone attack on airfields across Russia encapsulates Ukraine's wartime strategy
This photo released by Governor of Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev telegram channel on Sunday, June 1, 2025, shows a truck used to release some of the Ukrainian drones that attacked Russian air bases in the Irkutsk region, more than 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) from Ukraine. (Governor of Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev telegram channel via AP) KYIV, Ukraine — The covert operation was described as one for the 'history books' by Ukraine's president. In the span of a few hours on Sunday, nearly a third of Moscow's strategic bomber fleet was destroyed or damaged with cheaply made drones sneaked into Russian territory, according to Ukrainian officials. The undertaking by Ukraine's Security Service, codenamed 'Spiderweb,' involved more than 18 months of painstaking planning and great risk. It was personally overseen by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It came to fruition at a time in the 3-year-old war when peace talks have failed to deliver the unconditional ceasefire long-sought by Kyiv, and as Moscow continues to launch record-breaking numbers of drone and missile barrages. The attack on Sunday encapsulates Ukraine's wartime strategy: Outnumbered, outgunned and dependent on Western partners, Ukrainian military planners have sought innovative and cost-effective means to exact Russian losses, often leaning on the element of surprise. Here's what we know about the Ukrainian attack so far: Ukraine says 4 airfields were attacked Zelenskyy said 117 drones were used in the operation in which four military airfields were attacked resulting in the severe damage or destruction of 34 per cent of Russia's fleet of air missile carriers. The complex operation was directed from an office that was next door to an office of the Russian security service, the FSB, Zelenskyy said, without elaborating on where in Russia it was. Executing it involved smuggling in first-person view, or FPV, drones to Russia, where they were placed in wooden containers, which were eventually taken by truck close to the airfields. From there, the drones flew to strike Russia's strategic bombers. Social media footage shared by Russian media on the day of the attack showed drones rising from inside the containers. By the end, over 40 Russian warplanes were severely damaged or destroyed with costs estimated to be around $7 billion, according to Ukraine's security service. Among the most striking targets was Belaya air base in the Siberian region of Irkutsk — over 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) away from Ukraine. Russia's Defense Ministry in a statement confirmed the attacks, saying they damaged aircraft and sparked fires on air bases in the Irkutsk region, as well as the Murmansk region in the north. It said strikes were also repelled in the Amur region in Russia's Far East and in the western regions of Ivanovo and Ryazan, the ministry said. There was no way to independently verify the claims from either side. The attack targeted bombers used to strike Ukraine Strategic aircraft, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22M, were destroyed in the attack, according to the SBU. Moscow has previously used Tu-95 and Tu-22M long-range bombers to launch missiles at Ukraine, while A-50s are used to coordinate targets and detect air defenses and guided missiles. Ukraine has long hoped to degrade Russia's ability to deploy bombers that launch deadly missile barrages against Ukrainian cities, against which Kyiv has limited means to respond. The loss of the planes could reduce Russia's ability to deliver devastating missile barrages against Ukraine. The attack comes right as Moscow has unleashed a record-breaking number of drones and missiles against Ukraine to degrade domestic weapons production capabilities, shatter morale and consume Kyiv's limited quantities of air defense missiles. Often these attacks have also struck civilians. The attack gives Ukraine a morale boost The attack also gives Ukraine a morale boost at a time when peace talks have sputtered and could undermine Russian confidence that it can win the war with ease. It was launched a day before a round of direct peace talks took place in Istanbul on Monday. It also occurred on the same day as Russia launched a record number of 472 drones against Ukraine in yet another barrage. 'The enemy thought it could bomb Ukraine and kill Ukrainians with impunity and without end. But that is not the case. We will respond to Russian terror and destroy the enemy everywhere — at sea, in the air, and on land,' said the head of the SBU, Vasyl Maliuk, on Monday. 'And if necessary, we'll get them from underground too,' he added. The attack is the latest to use the element of surprise Despite suffering setbacks and shortcomings on the battlefield, throughout the war Kyiv has sought to focus on Russia's rear to cripple and neutralize combat capabilities. Sunday's operation is perhaps the most brazen in a series mounted by Ukraine. In April 2022, Ukraine sank the Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, after striking it with two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles. The sinking marked a major Ukrainian victory in the war. In October 2022, a Ukrainian attack damaged the Kerch Bridge, which links Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea. The bridge, which holds important strategic and symbolic value, was hit again in July 2023. A year later, in August 2024, Ukrainian forces launched a daring military incursion into Russia's Kursk region, the first time Russian territory was occupied by an invader since World War II. It dealt a humiliating blow to the Kremlin. Russia claimed in April 2025 that it had fully reclaimed the border territory, though Ukraine insists it still has troops present there. Samya Kullab, The Associated Press
Sky News
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Zelenskyy says audacious strikes on Russian airbases will go 'in history books'
Ukraine's president says his country's attack on 40 bomber aircraft at multiple bases across Russia "will undoubtedly be in history books". Drones were smuggled into Russia and launched remotely off the back of trucks, security sources said. It is one of the most audacious Ukrainian special operations since the start of Vladimir Putin's war more than three years ago - and is a huge breach of Russia's national defences. In a further humiliation for the Kremlin, Ukraine's president revealed that the "office" where the secret Ukrainian mission was conducted inside Russia was located next to a facility run by the Russian security services, the FSB. "In total, 117 drones were used in the operation," Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message posted on social media. "And the corresponding number of drone operators were working. Thirty four percent of the strategic cruise missile carriers at the airfields were hit. "Our people were operating in different Russian regions - in three time zones. And our people were withdrawn from the territory of Russia on the eve of the operation, and now they are safe - those who helped us." He added that Ukraine was defending itself and its operation "will undoubtedly be in history books". The targeting of the bomber force will degrade the Russian military's ability to launch missile strikes against Ukraine. Videos shared with Sky News by Ukraine's SBU Security Service purport to show a line of Russian strategic bombers with smoke billowing out of them. "Enemy strategic bombers are massively burning in Russia - this is the result of a special SBU operation," a security source said. The operation - codenamed "spider's web" - sounds more like a plot from a science fiction movie than reality, but it shows how new technology has transformed the battlefield. It also reveals the vulnerability of large bases and expensive pieces of military equipment. A security source said Ukrainian operatives smuggled first-person view (FPV) drones into Russia. They then brought in a load of wooden, flat-pack, garden office-style containers. These huts were constructed, with the drones hidden inside them, before being put on to the back of trucks and driven to locations from where the attacks were launched. At the right moment, hatches on the roofs of the huts were opened remotely, and the drones were piloted onto their targets, according to the source. The source said the mission took one and a half years to plan and was supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sources said the individuals who took part in this special operation have been back in Ukraine for a long time. They claimed that anyone detained in Russia by the Russian authorities would be just for show. Offering details of the actual attack, a second source said four bases were targeted. It was not possible independently to confirm the claim. "Right now, the Security Service of Ukraine is conducting a large-scale special operation to destroy enemy bombers in the rear of Russia," the source said. "The SBU drones are targeting aircraft that bomb Ukrainian cities every night. So far, more than 40 planes have been hit, including A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3." The Tu-95 and Tu-22 are both heavy bombers that can fire cruise missiles. At least one of the videos shared with Sky News is purportedly of the Belaya airfield, more than 2,500 miles from the Ukrainian border. Sources claimed to have inflicted more than $2bn (£1.4bn) worth of damage on the Russian air force. "We are waiting for the details. And we hope that the number of hit aircraft will increase!" one source said. The latest toll was 41 aircraft, according to Ukrainian sources. The other Russian airbases targeted by Ukraine were: Diagilevo, Olenya and Ivanovo airfields.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Report: No clear strategy for maintaining Guam missile defense
Despite being a central part of the U.S. military's strategy in the Pacific, there still isn't a clear strategy for maintaining the missile defense systems on Guam. That's according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, which found that different military services have not fully determined when they will take over sustainment for missile defense equipment. The report, 'DOD Faces Support Challenges for Defense of Guam,' also found specific requirements for sustainment and operations means other aspects including training and the exact number of personnel needed still are undetermined. 'DOD does not have a strategy that includes a timeline and a plan for determining when and how the lead organization — the military services or [Missile Defense Agency] — will assume responsibility for operating and sustaining those elements,' the GAO wrote. 'MDA officials noted that they will fund sustainment of the systems they are developing for Guam until they fully transfer operations and sustainment to the military services.' In addition, the Army reported to the GAO that it is waiting on the Defense Department to designate who will lead both missile defense operations and sustainment before it can finalize its own personnel plans for Guam. The Guam Defense System, or GDS, is the planned network of interceptor batteries, missiles, radar systems, early warning sensors and command positions aimed to be set up on Guam. The idea behind it is that the system will create a 'persistent, 360-degree defense' around the island and its many U.S. military installations. Currently there are plans for 16 sites around the island for this, a scaled-down version of previous ideas. Those are set to be put in place between 2027-2032, and according to a Congressional testimony this month, the project will cost approximately $8 billion. The U.S. military's challenges in sustaining the GDS also carry over from current drawbacks. Currently the island is home to a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense or THAAD missile battery (which includes a radar system). The GAO's audit found that even after a decade of the battery being deployed to Guam, the Army is struggling to care for it, as it lacks its own infrastructure and instead must rely on the Navy. That includes having limited storage space; during a typhoon in 2023 the Army had to ask the Marine Corps for hangar space to keep the battery out of rough conditions. The island's location and military infrastructure had made it a central player in the shifting U.S. Pacific strategy. Alongside reviving World War II-era airbases, the military is moving units to Guam and building it up as its main defense bastion in the region. As such it is aiming to make it able to defend against peer-level threats. The Navy's 7th Fleet also provides naval support for the island. Other challenges include a clear deployment plan for the GDS. The GAO found that the Pentagon has 'not fully identified the required number of personnel or completed a deployment schedule for GDS units.' The Army, the report notes, cited confusion and dispute over what service will be in charge of GDS maintenance and operations. In its report, the GAO made three recommendations, calling on the Department of Defense to determine specific personnel requirements so support infrastructure can be built, to provide a long-term plan for the Army to 'integrate with bases in Guam' and for a clear timeline to be set for transferring missile defense sustainment responsibilities to relevant military branches. Army to eliminate 2 Security Force Assistance Brigades, reassign experienced soldiers Why the Army's new XM7 rifle reignited a debate over volume of fire Air Force delay on separation and retirement orders isn't 'stop loss,' defense official says F-35's close call over Yemen raises questions about how it's used An Army unit's 'extreme use of profanity' was so bad, they made a rule about it
Irish Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Matt Williams: Lions would do well to remember that in rugby, as in war, past difficulties often repeat themselves
Retired Lieutenant General HR McMaster is best known for his time serving as one of America's national security advisers in the first Trump administration. As a beacon of common sense and rationality in the midst of Donald Trump's chaotic first term, not unexpectedly, his ability to influence the US president's decision making lasted only 13 months. As a military historian, McMaster's text on leadership inside the halls of US power during the Vietnam War, entitled Dereliction of Duty, was a New York Times bestseller. More importantly for us, during and after his time at the US Military Academy, McMaster played rugby. 'To win in rugby ,' he said, 'you have to be committed to each other and work together, play together as a team. And that's what combat requires.' READ MORE With such a heritage, it is no accident that aspects of his military strategies are transferable to rugby. I recently listened to a podcast of McMaster discussing the USA's lack of preparedness for future military confrontations. At the same time, as if by divine intervention, the jingoistic, hubristic media barrage for the next Lions tour arose, phoenix like, from the ashes of the last Lions defeat. The money-making marketing machine that is the beating heart of the Lions organisation has fired into overdrive. It pummels the rugby community's social media algorithms with the mindless romantic mythology that everything has changed and the Lions are morally superior to the south. None of this mentions the fact that this century, the Lions have won only a single series. You do not require a noted military historian like McMaster to tell you that there is nothing morally superior about four strong nations combining their forces and taking on a single country. HR McMaster was US national security adviser during the first Trump administration and also has some leadership theories that can be transferred to rugby. Photograph:The combined strength of the four should always win, but history shows they do not. The Lions marketing machine never mentions the blight on rugby's soul that was their last tour to South Africa in 2021. The style of rugby played by both teams and the lack of respect from both coaching camps towards the officials and the ethos of the game was nothing short of disgraceful. The foundation of successful military and rugby campaigns begins with leadership The Lions would do well to consider one of McMaster's military theories that he calls 'the Vampire Fallacy'. It warns against the assumption that the nature of war (or rugby) has fundamentally changed. Organisations that believe everything has evolved and neglect their foundational truths expose themselves to catastrophic failure. 'Do not believe,' warns McMaster, 'that future war (or rugby) will be fundamentally different from all that has gone before.' The foundation of successful military and rugby campaigns begins with leadership. Be it Hannibal, Dwight D Eisenhower or Willie John McBride, powerful leaders bring success. Maro Itoje's credentials as a captain are brief. His leadership in this year's Six Nations was, at best, rocky and at worst lacking inspiration. He will be greatly tested in Australia. [ Gordon D'Arcy on tough times in rugby: I cried in private. Leaned on those I trusted. I came out the other side Opens in new window ] [ Munster stick with winning formula for vital visit of Benetton Opens in new window ] It may be unfair to compare him with legendary winning Lions captains from the past, such as McBride and Martin Johnson. But, as John Wayne said regarding the dangers of becoming the new sheriff of Dodge City, 'that comes with the badge'. If you want to comprehend the mental strength required to succeed in the white-hot heat of a Lions test match, watch the great Jim Telfer deliver his iconic words to his forward pack before the winning Test of the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa. Like George Patton, the famous US army, Telfer understood that much of leadership's effect comes from a sense of theatre. I had the double privilege of coaching against Jim Telfer and then working for him. He is a wonderful man who invoked respect, admiration and a healthy dose of fear. His brand of leadership inspired Martin Johnson to become a great captain. Andy Farrell and Itoje have a massive legacy to live up to. Whatever voice Itoje finds as a leader, it is essential it contains the substance of Telfer's message − demanding the mental strength needed to chase constant improvement. The professional game in Australia has rebounded faster than many thought possible Itoje's counterpart will most likely be the Wallabies number eight Harry Wilson. As a country boy from Gunnedah in western New South Wales, he is straightforward, an old-school warrior. He lives the much-loved rugby philosophy that asks: 'Why use the handle to open the door when you can kick it in?' I suspect that Wilson's leadership style is one that McMaster would admire in battle. It is simply 'follow me'. Australia's Harry Wilson offloads the ball to Tate McDermott during last year's Autumn Series match against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph:If we follow McMaster's Vampire Theory that essentially rugby has not changed – just as on the first Lions tour to Australia in 1899, or McBride's legendary 1974 team or Telfer's 1997 heroics – the pack that dominates will win the series. In the dying seconds of the third and deciding test of the 2001 series, Justin Harrison stole the last lineout of the match from the hands of the Lions five metres from the Australian line. It ensured that the Wallabies would lift the Tom 'Rusty' Richards Cup. So too will this Lions tour pivot on the battle of the packs. The warning for the north is that within Australian rugby there has been significant and rapid changes since the car crash that was the Wallabies' performances at the 2023 World Cup. While the pipeline for producing high-performance players is measured in years and not months, the professional game in Australia has rebounded faster than many thought possible. This will enable the Wallabies to field 23 players with far more cohesion than any would have thought possible after they were knocked out of the last World Cup by Fiji. The long-term succession plan of the Australia coaching team has been finalised, confirming that Les Kiss will take control from Joe Schmidt in 2026 and Laurie Fisher is to remain as the forwards coach. This means Australia will have three senior coaches who all worked inside the Irish system. They will be coaching against a Lions team led by Irish coaches. McMaster also tells us that in every battle, the enemy has a say in the outcome. Come the Lions test match series, the Wallabies will have their say. Don't say you have not been warned.
