PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Russia (25 February 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the military threat to the UK posed by Russia.
Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)
Answer
As noted in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Russia is mid-way through a programme of major investment to modernise and upgrade its military, including its nuclear forces. Its behaviour will continue to be hard to predict, and, though highly unlikely, we cannot rule out the possibility that it may feel tempted to act aggressively against NATO Allies.
Answered by:
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
3 March 2016
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