World on the edge of the third nuclear age, warns British military chief
World on the edge of the third nuclear age, warns British military chief
The world is on the verge of a third nuclear age, warned the head of the British armed forces. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin emphasized in a lecture on Wednesday at the Royal United Services Institute in Great Britain: "The world has changed. The global shift in power is in progress, and a third nuclear age is imminent."
a complex nuclear age
This new age is "much more complex" than the previous ones, according to Radakin. He defined the first nuclear age than the Cold War, while the second was characterized by disarmament efforts.
global challenges and threats
The third nuclear age in which the world is "at the beginning", "characterized by several and simultaneous dilemmata, a proliferating distribution of nuclear and disruptive technologies as well as the almost complete lack of security architectures of the past."
The effects of war in Ukraine and various conflicts If the global stability has been significantly shaken, he added.
worrying developments
The stationation of North Korean troops on the border of Russia to Ukraine described Radakin as the "most extraordinary development of the year". The use of Iranian drones by Moscow and the threat of arming the Houthi rebels in Yemen to react to western support for Ukraine also fueled concerns.
nuclear doctrine and NATO defense
In November, Russia updated his nuclear doctrine, only two days after US President Joe Biden from Ukraine granted the permission to carry out attacks deep in the Russian hinterland with American weapons. Despite these developments, Radakin believes that the probability of an attack or an invasion of Russia is "low" because Moscow is aware of the overwhelming reaction, be it conventional or nuclear.The strategy of deterrent
"The strategy of deterrent works by NATO and will continue to work," said the head of the armed forces. "But it has to stay strong and strengthen against a more dangerous Russia." Radakin pointed out that global uncertainty divides the world into three groups: A group consists of authoritarian states, "who try to challenge the global rules", which include Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.
responsible nations and opportunistic actors
In the second group there are "responsible nations", which largely include democracies, but also golf monarchies and others who have committed themselves to "the partnership and the maintenance of stability and security in the world". The third group is made up of countries "who weigh between the two for maximum advantage", Radakin continues.
the need for superiority
The NATO countries must maintain superiority towards their opponents in order to be able to defeat them. In October, an Israeli blow against Iran Tehran's ability to produce ballistic rockets for a year destroyed and took "almost the entire air defense system Iran out of action," reported Radakin.
teaching from the conflicts
Radakin stated: "In this sense, Russia shows us how to fight. And in his response to Iran, Israel demonstrated the disproportionate advantage of modern warfare."
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