UK to build more nuclear weapons to counter challenges posed by China
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that his government will build more nuclear weapons and expand its presence in the fields of space and cyberspace to counter challenges posed by China.According to media reports, the British government wants to increase defense spending by 24 billion euros over the next four years, a large increase on the 42.2 billion euros spent in 2019-20.Describing Beijing as the ‘biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security, PM Johnson, in a review of British military and foreign policy on Tuesday, said: “China’s increasing power and international assertiveness is likely to be the most significant geopolitical factor of the 2020s.”After the report was released, Johnson in Parliament criticised China for its mass detention of Uyghur p...
