Britain rattles its sabre at Russia's spy ship - but is it a hollow threat?

Government

A fierce warning from Britain's defence secretary to Vladimir Putin to turn his spy ship away from UK waters or face the consequences was a very public attempt to deter the threat. But unless John Healey backs his rhetoric up with a far more urgent push to rearm - and to rebuild wider national resilience - he risks his words ringing as hollow as his military . The defence secretary on Wednesday repeated government plans to increase defence spending and work with NATO allies to bolster European

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