[ad_1]
British Prime Minister Boris johnson will announce today that the UK will increase by “more than 40%” The limit of its nuclear warheads was revealed last Monday night by two British media.
Downing Street explained in a press release that Mr. Johnson will present before the House of Commons the conclusions of the report on defense, security and foreign policy of the country, which will determine the line of government in the next decade.
According to the electronic editions of newspapers Guardian and SunMindful of the contents of this hundred-page document, the Conservative government intends to to increase to 260 the maximum number of nuclear warheads allowed to be stored in the country, whereas in the past there were their nuclear weapons to 180 nuclear warheads by mid-2020.
According to both British media, Downing Street is cited the “growing spectrum of threats” from the point of view of technology and military doctrine of various factors to justify this change of course, which is unprecedented since the end of the Cold War.
The report warns against it “Realistic chance” that a terrorist organization “could carry out an RBP attack” (with radiological, biological, chemical or nuclear weapons) by 2030 “, but also against the” active threat “and the” systemic challenge “that Russia and China represent respectively. “A minimal, credible and independent nuclear deterrent, built into NATO defense, remains essential to ensure our security.” during the report.
This shift is coming as London seeks to regain its post-Brexit status as a major power on the international stage. applying the doctrine summarized by the term “global Britain”. The change “will violate (Great Britain) commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (ICAN) said in a statement on Monday.
«“The UK’s decision to increase its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in the midst of a pandemic is irresponsible, dangerous and violates international law.”, stylized by Beatrice finn, the director of this NGO, which has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), for its part, sees this development in “First step towards a new nuclear arms race”, and characterizes the decision of the UK government “A great challenge on the world stage.”
“As people talk about the (novel coronavirus) pandemic and climate chaos, it is incredible that our government is choosing to expand the British nuclear arsenal.” stressed its secretary general, the Kate hudson, so that the “escalation of international tensions and the waste of our resources is an irresponsible and potentially destructive approach” of the conservative government.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
News Today
The National Vaccination Committee for the AstraZeneca Vaccine Meets Today
Traffic in Parliament: The audiovisual material of the cameras of the area under the “microscope” of the Authorities
Rentals: January through weekend refunds
See all the latest news from Greece and the world, as it happens, on Protothema.gr
