Former Navy chief issues warning over Britain's submarines amid Russia threat

"Britain's submarine fleet is in a "parlous state", a former navy chief has warned, amid the growing underwater threat from Russia. Labour peer Lord West of Spithead, speaking at Westminster, said the silent service was in its worst condition across his 60 years of military service. The former defence minister informed parliament it was "horrifying" that at times last year, the UK lacked a single operational attack submarine. He also raised concerns over the pressures faced by the nation's continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent."

"Lord West made his hard-hitting comments as Defence Secretary John Healey announced plans for a new multimillion pound high-tech force to protect undersea cables and pipelines against Russian attack. The hybrid naval force, named Atlantic Bastion, will combine autonomous vehicles and AI with warships and aircraft to identify threats to underwater structure and to defend them from interference. The UK and its Nato allies have become increasingly concerned about the risk Moscow poses to seabed cables and pipelines, which carry most of Britain's interna"

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Reporting covers reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, including investigations into the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and the documentary 'The A Word' that spotlights American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet avoids paywalls and solicits donations to fund on-the-ground journalism that interviews multiple perspectives. Britain's submarine fleet is described as being in a 'parlous state', with claims that at times last year the UK lacked a single operational attack submarine and concerns about the continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent. Defence plans include creating Atlantic Bastion, a multimillion-pound hybrid force combining autonomous vehicles, AI, warships and aircraft to protect undersea cables and pipelines from Russian interference.

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