A list of 23 UK towns and cities, reportedly designated as priority Russian targets in a potential war, has been published. This escalates global tensions amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list was shared by Dmitry Rogozin, a former Russian deputy prime minister. It identifies locations across the UK connected to defense and weapons manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These sites are not limited to major cities. Areas hosting military bases or key suppliers would be subject to long-range strikes, following tactics seen in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The revelation came in response to a post by former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Wallace outlined a strategy to make Crimea \u201cuninhabitable\u201d for Russian forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rogozin posted the corresponding UK target map, stating it was useful to see the \u201ctrue intentions\u201d of others. He sarcastically advised Russian oligarchs not to send their children to study in England, calling it \u201cdeadly dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a NATO member, the UK could be drawn into direct conflict if Russia attacks any alliance country. This underscores the serious implications of such threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exchange highlights the dangerously heightened rhetoric between sides. It points to the potential for the Ukraine war to spark a broader, catastrophic confrontation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glasgow<\/strong> \u2013 BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Thales<\/p>\n\n\n\n Belfast<\/strong> \u2013 Harland & Wolff, Spirit Aerosystems, Thales<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fivemiletown<\/strong> \u2013 Cooneen Defence<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barrow-in-Furness<\/strong> \u2013 BAE Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bolton<\/strong> \u2013 MBDA<\/p>\n\n\n\n Telford<\/strong> \u2013 RBSL<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aberporth<\/strong> \u2013 QinetiQ, Tekever<\/p>\n\n\n\n Merthyr Tydfil<\/strong> \u2013 General Dynamics<\/p>\n\n\n\n Glascoed<\/strong> \u2013 BAE Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bristol<\/strong> \u2013 Airbus, BAE Systems, GKN Aerospace, Leonardo, MBDA, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce<\/p>\n\n\n\n HMNB Devonport<\/strong> \u2013 Babcock<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yeovil<\/strong> \u2013 Leonardo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aldermaston<\/strong> \u2013 AWE<\/p>\n\n\n\n London<\/strong> \u2013 Helsing, Palantir<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stevenage<\/strong> \u2013 Airbus, MBDA<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ampthill<\/strong> \u2013 Lockheed Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Derby<\/strong> \u2013 Rolls-Royce<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sheffield<\/strong> \u2013 Sheffield Forgemasters<\/p>\n\n\n\n Warton & Samlesbury<\/strong> \u2013 BAE Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n Newton Aycliffe<\/strong> \u2013 Octric Semiconductors<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tyne & Wear<\/strong> \u2013 BAE Systems, Leonardo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Edinburgh<\/strong> \u2013 Leonardo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rosyth<\/strong> \u2013 Babcock, QinetiQ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A list of 23 UK towns and cities, reportedly designated as priority Russian targets in a potential war, has been published. This escalates global tensions amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The list was shared by Dmitry Rogozin, a former Russian deputy prime minister. It identifies locations across the UK connected to defense and weapons…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6454,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6452\/revisions\/6454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}