Russia is a major threat to the country

London increases its nuclear arsenal for the first time in 30 years

Johnson will present the report to MPs.

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The British government decided to raise the ceiling of its nuclear arsenal, for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union, at the conclusion of the Strategic Review for Security, Defense and Foreign Policy, published yesterday.

This strategic review, the first since the UK’s complete withdrawal from the European Union, and one of the most important since the Cold War, also considers Russia a major threat to the country, and shows a desire to focus on the Indo-Pacific region.

One of the main steps in the 100-page report, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson will present to lawmakers, is to increase the ceiling of the UK's stockpile of nuclear warheads from 180 to 260, an increase of about 45%, to put an end to the gradual disarmament process Its implementation since the fall of the Soviet Union 30 years ago.

According to the document, this change, which is being made after the commitment made by London in 2010 to reduce armaments by the mid-2020s, is justified by "an increasing set of technological and ideological threats."

"History has shown that democratic societies are the strongest supporters of an open and resilient international order," Johnson wrote in the introduction to the review.

"To be open, we must also be safe," he added.

This, he said, requires strengthening the British nuclear program.

This strategic review on matters of security, defense and foreign policy will determine the government's direction for the next decade.

It comes as London seeks, after Brexit, to regain its position as a major power on the international arena, according to the concept of "Global Britain" (Global Britain).

- Increase the maximum stock of the Kingdom of nuclear warheads.

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