Biggest Threat To The U.K.’s Security Is Russia, Not ISIS, British Army Chief Says [Opinion]
Just how big of a threat is Russia these days? There was a time when Russia was this big, looming ominous, existential threat. Former US President Ronald Reagan regarded Russia as the wrong side of a holy war, calling it the evil empire.
But since Russia indisputably lost the cold war, few have regarded them as a big, scary threat that reaches the level of national or worldwide concern until recently. The BBC cited the British army chief as saying that Russia was a far bigger threat than the Islamic State.
“The Russians seek to exploit vulnerability and weakness wherever they detect it. The UK blames Russia for the Salisbury poisoning and several cyber-attacks.”
While no doubt true, the observation that they seek to exploit vulnerability and weakness wherever possible is hardly unique to Russia. It is the way of nations, businesses, athletes, and any other kind of competitor. The accusations about the Salisbury poisoning and numerous cyber-attacks are rather more specific.
