Russia

(asked on 25th February 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the military threat to the UK posed by Russia.


Answered by
Penny Mordaunt Portrait
Penny Mordaunt
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
This question was answered on 3rd March 2016

As noted in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Russia is mid-way through a programme of major investment to modernise and upgrade its military, including its nuclear forces. Its behaviour will continue to be hard to predict, and, though highly unlikely, we cannot rule out the possibility that it may feel tempted to act aggressively against NATO Allies.

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