The British government has reportedly instructed their military forces to draw up plans for a possible confrontation with North Korea.
UK military sources said that the rapidly increasing tensions between North Korea and the West over Pyongyang’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs might force London to bring into service the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, before it has undergone flight trials.
A senior Whitehall source told the Daily Mail this week: “We have plenty of ships to send – the Type-45 destroyers, the Type-23 frigates,” adding that “Britain’s new aircraft carrier could be pressed into service early if things turn south.”
BYPASS THE CENSORS
Sign up to get unfiltered news delivered straight to your inbox.
You can unsubscribe any time. By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use
Press TV reports:
In 1982, the UK rushed aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious into service early for the war with Argentina over the Falkland.
US President Donald Trump said last week that “only one thing will work” against North Korea, once again raising the prospects of a war after nakedly threatening Pyongyang with nuclear force.
“Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years,” he wrote on Twitter. “Agreements made and massive amounts of money paid hasn’t worked, agreements violated before the ink was dry, making fools of US negotiators. Sorry, but only one thing will work!”
Pointing to the North’s six nuclear tests and frequent missile tests, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has recently called the country “reckless” and backed the idea of using nuclear weapons as a deterrent against possible aggressors.
“Today the nuclear dangers are intensifying from a reckless North Korea and increasingly aggressive Russia,” he told reporters last month.
British think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has warned that a war between North Korea and the US could become “a real possibility.”
In a report released last month, suggested that either side but could launch a war that would not be “surgical nor short.”
The organization also claimed that the London would have only a few hours to make a decision about its response.
Niamh Harris
Be the first to comment