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Healey Defends UK Military Deployments Amiding Undersea Threats
In an indirect response to recent criticism, UK Defence Secretary John Healey has defended the country’s strategic military deployments, arguing that resources must be placed where they can have the greatest impact.
“The greatest threats are often unseen and silent,” Healey said. “As demands on defence rise, we must deploy our resources to best effect.”
His remarks come as NATO allies step up surveillance across the North Atlantic and Baltic regions following repeated damage to power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Although many of the incidents have been attributed to accidental damage by civilian vessels, Western governments remain cautious about the possibility of deliberate, state-sponsored sabotage against underwater critical infrastructure.