London – To ensure its security in a more dangerous global environment, Britain will increase its nuclear arsenal by more than 40% and face new technological threats, Prime Minister Boris Jones said on Tuesday.
The country had previously reduced its stockpile of nuclear weapons, and in 2010, the government set a cap of 180 warheads by mid-2020. Johnson pushed the previous limit and said the number would now reach a maximum of 260.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson visited the National Express Depot in Coventry, Central England, on Monday, March 15, 2021.
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In its Security and Defense Review, Britain said it faced the threats of nuclear-armed states, emerging nuclear states and state-sponsored nuclear terrorism, and needed its nuclear deterrence to guarantee its security and that of its allies.
Some states are now significantly increasing and diversifying their nuclear weapons, the government said. “There is a risk to strategic stability due to the increase in global competition, challenges in the international order and the proliferation of potentially disruptive technologies.”
The campaign for peace was criticized by The Elders, a group of former global policymakers.
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“While the UK cites security risks justifying the move, the appropriate response to these challenges is to work multilaterally to strengthen the International Arms Control Treaty and not to increase or decrease the number of existing nuclear weapons,” she said. , Chairman of the group.
Questioning policy in Parliament, Johnson said Britain was still committed to reducing global nuclear weapons.
Britain also said it plans to replace its existing nuclear weapon with a new one that is being built with four new submarines and could be operational by the time it enters service in the early 2030s.
It will work with the United States to ensure that the new wear Trident remains relevant.
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With its existing submarine, Brittany said it would stick to its current policy of always having one of its four nuclear deterrence submarines on constant patrolling.
