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iamnothere 7 hours ago

Likely yes IMO, especially since the UK is making moves to militarize.

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andyhedges 6 hours ago | parent [-]

I hate to break it to you, but the UK has had a military for some time now.

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mahboi 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This isn't what "militarize" means in this context or mostly anywhere

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DANmode 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So has France, but their nuclear weapons program is new.

I don’t think it’s weird to point out the little guys (especially former or current EU) getting strapped.

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mig39 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think both the UK and France have had nuclear weapons programs since the 50s and 60s. Are you thinking about the "Northwood declaration" ? Where they both said they would coordinate their nuclear responses?

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AnonymousPlanet 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The first nuclear weapon tests for the UK and France were in 1952 and 1960, respectively. Nothing about that is new.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_and_weapons_of_mass_des...

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DANmode 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> Nothing about that is new.

Now we’re both wrong!

The French are now using submarines (striking distance and speed, blah blah)

and are apparently being looked at as the leader of “forward deterrence” in the region.

https://tvpworld.com/93637117/frances-nuclear-umbrella-which...

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everfrustrated 5 hours ago | parent [-]

The French have always had a very strong submarine fleet with nuclear launch capability. Nothing new about this in the slightest. This puts them in a very select group and is what still gives them some clout on the international stage.

	▲	DANmode 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Nothing new about this in the slightest Deep inland strikes from miles out while underwater/at sea.

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iamnothere 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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drawfloat 6 hours ago | parent [-]

We're probably at the weakest point in our history militarily, with few recruits coming in. People in government saying they are "going to have" conversations about war with the public (FYI, UK would be behind most other countries on this, many already have done in last 5 years) is very different to "militarization" in any way that would relate to this 4Chan decision, it's not even "we are actually doing something".

	▲	iamnothere 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don’t know, they have a new center dedicated to information warfare: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/23/andy-burn... And politicians have repeatedly stated the need for better control of information, connecting it directly to the Ukraine conflict and perceived threats from Russia. I think there’s a strong case to be made that the push for information control is partly connected to military/defense goals.