The security outlook of the West is “far more complex and dangerous” than at any time over the past three decades, Britain’s new defence chief has warned. Adm. Sir Tony Radakin, who replaced Gen. Sir Nick Carter as Britain’s chief of the defence staff on Nov. 30, said Russia is a threat to Western values and interests, while China is “challenging international norms of behaviour.” In a speech to the Royal United Services Institute on Tuesday, Radakin said while the world has become “undoubtedly more prosperous” today than when the Cold War ended, “our security outlook is far more complex and dangerous than at any time over the past 30 years.” The defence chief said: “Russia’s behaviour is a threat to our values and interests. Iran could soon join North Korea in posing a nuclear and ballistic missile threat to the UK and our allies. Instability in the Western Balkans …
World ‘Far More Complex and Dangerous’ Than in Past 30 Years: UK Defence Chief
December 8, 2021
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