At the 2021 @UKPONI annual conference, emerging experts from the #nuclear industry, academia, government and the military gave presentations on a range of timely civil and military nuclear issues.
The emerging experts who presented at the conference have adapted their presentations for the 2021 UK PONI Papers, which are now live on our website.
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🧵As the new Secretary of State for Defence @grantshapps (@DefenceHQ) comes into office, join us as we revisit several of our recent outputs that highlight some of the challenges facing the Defence Secretary.
Revisit our recent #RUSICommentary from three former senior officials at @DefenceHQ that assesses the Defence Command Paper Refresh and offers suggestions on how to sharpen its approach. rusi.org/explore-our-re…
While the Defence Command Paper Refresh offers some direction for @DefenceHQ in the short term, our recent #RUSICommentary highlights some of the ongoing problems that the Secretary of State for Defence, @grantshapps, will need to address. rusi.org/explore-our-re…
The report focuses on the #Orlan-10 - the #UAV that sits at the heart of Russia’s warfighting capabilities. Fieldwork conducted by RUSI in Ukraine over the course of 2022 confirmed that the sub-systems of the Orlan-10 are heavily reliant on foreign-made microelectronics.
The Orlan-10 is manufactured by St. Petersburg-based Special Technologies Centre LLC (STC). The US sanctioned STC in 2016 for the company’s support of 🇷🇺interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections. Since February, STC has come under further 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇹🇼 and 🇯🇵 sanctions.
🧵A man who killed five people and injured 17 others inside a Colorado night club, has been charged with 305 criminal counts over the deadly shooting.
The shooting associated with Oslo Pride in 2022, as well as the attacks on LGBTQ+ spaces in Colorado and Bratislava are part of a wider #antifeminist, misogynist narrative that is espoused across extremisms.
#FarRight ideologies are often grounded in their focus on national agendas and ethnic purity, but #misogyny and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is an issue that links them across different local contexts.
The recent public attention given to the UK’s role in Russia-related money laundering, and concerns about fraud during the coronavirus pandemic have elevated the recognition of fraud and money laundering as national security threats.
On this basis our new report makes the case for adopting a national security policing model in response, drawing from the lessons of other national security policing responses and adapting them the unique challenges and context of economic crime.
🚨New RUSI Special Resource, 'Preliminary Lessons in Conventional Warfighting from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: February–July 2022' by Mykhaylo Zabrodskyi, @Jack_Watling, Oleksandr V Danylyuk and Nick Reynolds is out now! rusi.org/explore-our-re…
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has provided an unparalleled opportunity to assess the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation's military capabilities and the implications of a range of capabilities for modern warfare.
Ensuring that the correct lessons are drawn from this conflict is vital for Ukraine, if it is to receive appropriate military support from its allies, and for NATO members if they are to ensure they are militarily capable of deterring aggression in the future.
2|8 To deliver on a commitment to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, a Liz Truss government will need to increase defence spending by around 60% in real terms. This is equivalent to some £150 billion additional spending over the next eight years.
3|8 The increase in defence spending would require careful planning and preparation; it would mean investing in new industrial capacities and putting in place the process for building a larger service personnel workforce.