UK to expand submarine fleet in shift to 'warfighting readiness'


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  • Monday, 02 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: British Defence Secretary John Healey visits the MBDA Storm Shadow factory on May 31, 2025 in Stevenage, England. Dan Kitwood/Pool via REUTERS/File photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will expand its nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet as part of a defence review to be published on Monday that is designed to prepare the country to fight a modern war and counter the threat from Russia.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, like other European leaders, is racing to rebuild the UK's military capabilities after U.S. President Donald Trump told the continent it needed to take more responsibility for its own security.

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