Russia

One nuclear attack and one chemical attack against Britain by Russia and still no military response by either the UK or NATO. Is the UK government too spineless to stand up to a Russian attack on home soil or do they fear they wouldn’t get the backing of the people.

The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko with Polonium-210 took place in 2006. Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and KGB, who fled from court prosecution in Russia and received political asylum in the United Kingdom.

Polonium-210 is highly radioactive substance and a lethal poison. Polonium is a radioactive chemical element (atomic number 84) that was discovered in 1898 by Marie Curie, who named the element after her country, Poland. In its natural state, at room temperature, polonium is a solid metal with a silver colour.

Amesbury novichok incident in 2018. Two dead. Read more on this on the BBC news website – Amesbury – Two Collapse

Russian warships passing through English Channel also in 2018.

Russian planes ‘buzzing’ UK airspace. The practice of flying close to British airspace to test the responsiveness and readiness of the RAF. This was common place during the cold war and the practice has increased significantly in recent years.

Military spending needs to at least double in the UK and coordinated defence spending and planning throughout NATO and the EU required. A coordinated effort is the only way to maintain security through efficiency, coordination and showing common partnership.

Time to pressure Russia – militarily and put pressure on their Geopolitical and Geostrategic assets.

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