I actually doubt the UK should be the first to worry. I presume the Baltic states and Scandinavian countries would be easier targets. Plus, have more strategic value for Russia's aims. Which will be resources and strategic defence. The UK has its usual anomaly of needing to cross water and deal with the RAF - which is still not really feasible for current Russian forces. But firing missiles off cannot be ruled out. I doubt nuclear but who knows.
The Russians sometimes refer to America as the 'Anglos', because they recognise that the fundamental nature of the majority of its founding was north western Europe. That is what makes us stick out as an easier warning target.
Aside from missile sites in Poland I'm not sure why they would attack the Baltic. Unless they were going to invade them (which was always a fantasy for several reasons). I could see their argument for Moldova perhaps but it's still unlikely.
The nature of attacks on us from Russia would be....at worse missile based and at least a damaging of our infrastructure rather than a pointless aircraft attack. The types of missiles they have we have no defence for.
My point is that the bellicose language from our politicians since 2022 has no benefit for us as a nation. There is zero national interest in the Ukraine war. I'm not against war if there is some national interest being served...but anyone with brains just struggles to take their reasons seriously. We tagged along to Biden and the liberal consensus is totally obsessed with Russia to a phobia status and is utterly determined in fighting this war regardless of negatives.....I think its ideological and sunken cost at this point.
Those with brains observed years ago that Ukraine couldn't win and all this escalation instead of peace would achieve was an increase in the cost of living and an increase in threat both to ourselves and globally. I think all of us who criticised the participation in the war and the increasingly zealot like nature of the pro war crowd have been proven correct in that.
What we needed was de-escalation but all we got was escalation because ultimately where we are today is what they want. They are happy to go to the last Ukrainian if they think it hurts Russia.....Which is nuts, it's creating an enemy sure, but you never needed to do that in the first place.
But because these clowns brought us here they would move heaven and earth to save face, so the justifications, lies and half truths continue. It essentially feeds into the 'low quality elites' narrative that I've observed for many years...Well, the elites and their 'go along to get along' crowd.
That have achieved nothing but cost and risk increase.....and Ukraine itself isn't only destroyed, when these leaders could have ended the war three years ago....it is now an economic ball and chain for some and a money earner for others.
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