Britain needs to integrate its conventional and nuclear deterrence to provide credible deterrence in the ‘Third Nuclear Age’

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Deterrence: Integrating Britain’s conventional and nuclear forces – Council on Geostrategy Matthew Palmer describes how the United Kingdom can generate greater synergies between its nuclear and conventional forces.

With hollowed-out conventional forces, 🇬🇧 risks having few options between absorbing an attack and nuclear escalation

@so3brocktree.bsky.social, our Adjunct Fellow, examines how better integrating conventional and nuclear deterrence could close that gap.

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The British Army: Balancing aspirations and reality The Memorandum | No. 10.2026

🪖 ‘Ultimately, the British Army should assess its abilities candidly, and be willing to prioritise what is essential to ensure long-term effectiveness,’ writes Rory Copinger-Symes CBE

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The role of minilateral cooperation in enhancing Baltic and European security The Memorandum | No. 08.2026

🤝 ‘Minilaterals have the potential for significantly strengthening collective defence, crisis response and resilience – against both conventional and sub-threshold threats,’ says Nele Loorents, International Centre for Defence and Security

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