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Ed Arnold, senior researcher at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) said disabling the nuclear deterrent would cripple the UK's defensive power. He said: "If it is Kremlin deliberate policy to go attack Nato, the Kremlin will want to do it when it is to their advantage so they will strike first. “And if they strike first, Faslane and Lossiemouth at a minimum would be their first targets, over London."

Kathryn Westmore, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Service Institute in London, said that in all likelihood, officials will not have the new system in place before the Financial Action Task Force's next evaluation of Britain. "But this can help craft a narrative for FATF," Westmore told moneylaundering.com." It gives the UK something that demonstrates political will to address some of the longstanding issues."

It is one of the areas in the conflict where we have seen the most significant change in the past 18 months”, with “first person view” (FPV) drones in much greater use, and a sharp increase in Russian use of glide bombs – conventional ordnance fitted with pop-out wings and satellite guidance that can be launched behind the frontlines and hit targets at a greater range without as much risk to the carrying aircraft."