Hypersonic missiles travel at speeds in excess of Mach 5 (about one mile per second), some as high as Mach 25. They are a game-changing system, difficult to detect and even more difficult to kill and which may be either nuclear or conventionally armed. They have the potential to destabilise current defence postures. Western capabilities Continue reading
DefenceSynergia is grateful to one of our founding members, David Graham, for his insights below into the potential but ignored threat of mining of British Ports. David first wrote on this subject in 2010 since when the Ministry of Defence has reduced Mine Counter-Measures Vessels from 16 to 13. To assess the ability or otherwise Continue reading
DS agrees with the HCDC Sub-Committee that the high North/Arctic is an area that UK and NATO must direct serious money, resources and attention to. Report can be read in full: HERE
Defence Synergia revisits the implications of a Resurgent Russia
This paper provides a systematic analysis of the nuclear threats that the UK faces and how these are likely to evolve in the coming decade. https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/future-nuclear-threats-uk
The telegraph today reported that Lt-Gen Frederick “Ben” Hodges, commander of the US army in Europe, said Russia could capture the capitals of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in as little as 36 hours. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/23/nato-cant-protect-baltics-from-russia-says-us-general/
This DS commentary has been placed in the threat section of our website because a lack of open government could of itself be a threat to national security. National and Defence Strategies Research Group Care of Mr Ben Sharp, Managing Director, Mercator, 180 Piccadilly London W1J 9HF. Tel 0207 411 9816 http://www.defencesynergia.co.uk DEFENCESYNERGIA COMMENTARY WHEN Continue reading