Newsweek: Russia Could Kill Thousands In the UK By Crippling Infrastructure, Minister Warns
Russia is drafting a plan to attack critical infrastructure in the United Kingdom that will cause profound damage to the economy and kill thousands, the new British Defense Secretary has declared.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Williamson, who only stepped into the role in November, said Russia was snooping around energy assets, which, if damaged, would trigger “total chaos” in the U.K., without a great deal of military muscle flexing.
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WNU Editor: The Russian response to British Defense Secretary's remarks has been to quote Monty Python .... Russia says Britain's Defence Secretary's claim of attack threat 'like something from Monty Python' (The Telegraph). More here .... Russian MoD on UK Defense Minister's Claims: 'Beyond Common Sense' (Sputnik), and here .... Russian top brass deride UK defense chief's phobias as worthy of Monty Python sketch (TASS).
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