Admiral Sir Tony Radakin highlighted Russia, China, Iran and North Korea's build-up in both weapons and threats in his starkest ever public remarks.
The world is entering a new nuclear age with a proliferation of weapons and technologies, the head of the UK armed forces has warned. In his starkest ever public remarks, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin accused Russia of making 'wild threats of tactical nuclear use' as well as conducting 'large-scale nuclear exercises and simulated attacks against NATO countries'.
' Read more:British Army would be devastated 'in six months to a year' in a major war, minister warns He said the first nuclear age was during the Cold War, defined by two opposing blocs governed by the risk of uncontrollable escalation and the logic of deterrence. The second nuclear age was characterised by global disarmament efforts and counter-proliferation. 'But we are at the dawn of a third nuclear age which is altogether more complex.
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