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August 2020 - United Kingdom Special Weapons News
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- Study Suggests UK Could See Further 85,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Winter, Reports Say Sputnik 29 Aug 2020 -- A study prepared by the UK government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergency (SAGE) suggests that in a reasonable worst-case scenario, a further 85,000 people could die from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom this winter, the BBC reported on Saturday.
- Health Secretary Hancock sounds warning on Covid-19 second wave Press TV 29 Aug 2020 -- As the UK struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic, a senior government minister is already warning about the fallout from a "second wave" of the deadly infection.
- UK to Revise Laws to Allow Use of COVID Vaccines Before Licensing VOA 28 Aug 2020 -- The British government announced Friday plans to fast-track any viable COVID-19 vaccine, allowing the emergency use of the drug before it goes through the formal licensing process, if it meets certain safety and quality standards.
- Guidance on masks for staff and school pupils in England updated Press TV 27 Aug 2020 -- The current government has made a great number of U-turns in recent months; the most recent, the shift in policy on facemasks for schools announced on Tuesday, could adversely affect children returning to school in England next month.
- United Kingdom - Hellfire Missiles DSCA 26 Aug 2020 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Kingdom three hundred ninety-five (395) AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles with support for an estimated cost of $46 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- UK to scale back F35 stealth fighter jets purchase Press TV 26 Aug 2020 -- Barely a day after it was revealed that the UK military is considering relinquishing its entire tank and armored vehicle fleets it is being reported that Britain may significantly scale back on the purchase of the F35 stealth multirole combat aircraft.
- UK push for landmark UN resolution to agree responsible behaviour in space Gov.UK 26 Aug 2020 -- The UK's proposed UN resolution aims to broker an international consensus on responsible behaviour in space - agreed by countries around the world at the UN - and is the only initiative of its kind in the world.
- Johnson applies pressure on Russia over alleged 'poisoning' of Navalny Press TV 26 Aug 2020 -- Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is using the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, to pile on more pressure on Moscow.
- Supporting economic and political stability in Iraq UK FCO 26 Aug 2020 -- Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe, Acting UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Iraq
- Built in Britain: Labour Reportedly Rolls Out Test for Defence Projects Amid Row Over Supply Ships Sputnik 24 Aug 2020 -- A partisan row has emerged over the Ministry of Defence's lucrative contract to build three new auxiliary ships for the Royal Navy, with foreign shipbuilders involved in the bidding. Labour insists the contract should go to a domestic manufacturer.
- Grim Prediction: Covid-19 Could Be Around 'Forever' Says Leading UK Scientist Sputnik 22 Aug 2020 -- The comments comes amidst creeping concerns in the UK about the country's increasing coronavirus R rate - that is, the rate of infection - which now sits between 0.9 and 1.1 - meaning that it has the potential to once again spread more rapidly across the nation.
- Officials are optimistic of overall positive trend of infections across the UK Press TV 21 Aug 2020 -- Despite the large spike in the number of positive tests reported by England's test and trace service earlier, the level of coronavirus in the community has remained stable during the past week according to the Office for National Statistics.
- UK COVID-19 R rate rises to 0.9-1.1, epidemic could be growing SPA 21 Aug 2020 -- The reproduction "R" number of COVID-19 infections in the United Kingdom has risen and may now be above 1, the Government Office for Science said on Friday, indicating a risk that the overall epidemic is growing, according to Reuters.
- Officials are optimistic of overall positive trend of infections across the UK Press TV 21 Aug 2020 -- Despite the large spike in the number of positive tests reported by England's test and trace service earlier, the level of coronavirus in the community has remained stable during the past week according to the Office for National Statistics.
- Defence Secretary's speech at meeting of UK, German and French defence ministers UK MOD 21 Aug 2020 -- Ben Wallace gave a speech at his first in-person meeting with the German and French defence ministers since the coronavirus outbreak.
- Post-Brexit UK-EU deal not easy to achieve, says British chief negotiator Global Times 21 Aug 2020 -- A post-Brexit deal between Britain and the European Union will not be easy to achieve, the British government's chief negotiator David Frost said Friday after the latest round of talks ended.`
- EU Negotiator Says Timely Brexit Deal 'Unlikely' VOA 21 Aug 2020 -- The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said Friday the latest round of trade talks with Britain was at a stalemate and a deal at this time looks "unlikely."
- France, Germany and UK do not support U.S. in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran: joint statement People's Daily 21 Aug 2020 -- France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on Thursday saying that they cannot support the United States in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran.
- E3 not to support US snapback invocation IRNA 21 Aug 2020 -- France, Germany and the United Kingdom (E3) in a statement announced that they will not support the US in snapback invocation against Iran which is incompatible with current efforts to support Iran nuclear deal.
- Iran Defiant AS European JCPOA Members Refuse To Support US Move To Return UN Sanctions Radio Farda 21 Aug 2020 -- Reactions from Iran have ranged from defiant to gleeful as Britain, France and Germany, the three European partners to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, refused to support the United States move to reactivate all previous United Nations sanctions against Iran.
- UK records second-highest daily COVID cases since June SPA 20 Aug 2020 -- Britain recorded 1,182 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the second-highest daily total since June 21, government figures showed.
- The importance of fair elections, security and humanitarian assistance in Somalia UK FCO 20 Aug 2020 -- Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe, UK Acting Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Somalia
- Armoured vehicles to test electric technology UK MOD 20 Aug 2020 -- New hybrid technology is being tested on the Army's Foxhound and Jackal 2 vehicles following a £3 million investment from the MOD.
- Britain Announces Plan for Mass COVID Testing VOA 19 Aug 2020 -- Britain health officials said Wednesday they plan to begin mass, population-wide testing for COVID-19 to curb the spread of the virus in one the worst hit countries in the world.
- UK, NATO Navy Shadowed 9 Russian Warships During Passage Via North Sea Sputnik 19 Aug 2020 -- Navy of the United Kingdom and NATO has escorted a group of nine Russian warships during transit through the North Sea close to the UK territorial waters, the UK Royal Navy said in a press release on Wednesday.
- UK launches multinational training to enhance Ukrainian Navy against threats from the East UK MOD 18 Aug 2020 -- UK launches multinational training to enhance Ukrainian Navy against threats from the East
- Europe's 'Most Dear Enemies' Locked in Dispute VOA 17 Aug 2020 -- A French author once described the British as "our most dear enemies."
- UK's barring HK police training may 'tighten mainland-city bond' Global Times 16 Aug 2020 -- The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) said on Sunday that it has voluntarily decided to postpone sending officers overseas and the mainland to attend training courses given the current COVID-19 epidemic situation after reports claimed that the UK government has barred UK military personnel from training the Hong Kong police force and two other organizations amid strained ties.
- European Three Explain UNSC Iran Vote Abstention, Russia And China Call US Move 'Futile' And 'Unilateral' Radio Farda 15 Aug 2020 -- Following the United Nations Security Council's rejection on Friday of the United States-led resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran, the three European members of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran - Britain, France and Germany - explained their reasons for abstaining from the vote, while Iran's allies, China and Russia, called the proposed U.S. resolution "futile" and a "unilateral" move.
- France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos Islands and Aruba to be removed from travel corridors list UK FCO 13 Aug 2020 -- People arriving in England from these destinations from 4am Saturday 15 August will need to self-isolate for 2 weeks.
- Vietnam to buy Russian, British COVID-19 vaccine SPA 14 Aug 2020 -- Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as it fights a new outbreak after going several months with no local cases, Reuters reported.
- UK Believes Deal With EU Can Be Reached in September Sputnik 13 Aug 2020 -- The United Kingdom believes that a deal with the European Union can be secured as soon as next month, chief Brexit negotiator David Frost said on Thursday, in the run-up to another round of talks on the future relationship.
- P-8 Poseidon aircraft to support Border Force operations in the Channel UK MOD 12 Aug 2020 -- A Royal Air Force P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft has flown from its base at Kinloss Barracks this morning to support Border Force Operations in the Channel.
- Britain's COVID-19 daily infections rise to highest level since June SPA 09 Aug 2020 -- Britain reported 1,062 new positive tests for coronavirus on Sunday, the highest daily rise in new COVID-19 infections since late June, at a time of new local lockdowns in some areas and worries over a second wave of infections.
- Joint Statement on the Erosion of Rights in Hong Kong US Dept. of State 09 Aug 2020 -- "We the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State are gravely concerned by the Hong Kong government's unjust disqualification of candidates and disproportionate postponement of Legislative Council elections."
- UK Statement: Belarusian Presidential Elections 2020 UK FCO 10 Aug 2020 -- The UK calls on the Government of Belarus to refrain from further violence and to respect the fundamental human rights of the Belarusian people.
- A 'Shadow' of its Former Self: General Says UK Army 'May Not be Big Enough' to Fight War Sputnik 08 Aug 2020 -- The comments come as the Ministry of Defense is carrying out a review of the military's size, structure and strategic posture. It is anticipated that the review will call for conventional soldiers to be relocated to other areas, such as cyber war, to match the changing nature of contemporary warfare. The conclusions are to be released in autumn.
- Boris Johnson Hails UK COVID-19 Test and Trace System Despite Misses Sputnik 07 Aug 2020 -- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday described the National Health Service (NHS)´s coronavirus test and trace system as world-beating, despite the fact that recently released data showed that one out of five positive cases have not been reached.
- Failure to have early frontier measures led to more COVID-19 cases in UK: parliament report People's Daily 06 Aug 2020 -- The British government's failure to have proper quarantine measures in place at its frontiers during the early stage of the COVID-19 crisis was "a serious error", an official report published by the House of Commons (lower house) Home Affairs Committee said Wednesday.
- Safety concerns raised over incorrect PPE ordered from Ayanda Capital Press TV 06 Aug 2020 -- The fifty million face masks incorrectly purchased by the government as part of a £252m contract will not be used in the NHS due to safety concerns.
- HMS Enterprise to deploy to Port of Beirut as Defence Secretary sets out package of support to Lebanon UK MOD 06 Aug 2020 -- Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise will sail to Lebanon as part of a wide-ranging package of military support made available today by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
- HKSAR gov't strongly opposes so-called report by Britain's all-party parliamentary group on Hong Kong Global Times 06 Aug 2020 -- The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday strongly deplored and opposed the so-called report published by Britain's All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hong Kong on Tuesday.
- UK to send emergency relief to Lebanon UK FCO 05 Aug 2020 -- Following yesterday's explosion at Beirut Port, the UK has today announced a package of emergency support to Lebanon.
- UK's Failure to Introduce Timely COVID-19 Border Policy Considered Serious Mistake, MPs Say Sputnik 05 Aug 2020 -- A UK cross-party parliamentary committee said in a report published on Wednesday that the government's failure to impose special border measures at the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic was a "serious mistake" that led to many more people contracting the coronavirus.
- UK Experts Fear Lack of Good COVID-19 Test-Trace System to Lead to Even Worse 2nd Wave Sputnik 04 Aug 2020 -- UK scientists have warned that the second wave of coronavirus could be more than twice the size of the first if no effective testing and contact tracing system is in place before schools reopen in September.
- Report: Russians Suspected Of Hacking Former U.K. Trade Minister's E-Mail Ahead Of Elections RFE/RL 03 Aug 2020 -- Russians are suspected of hacking into a former British trade minister's e-mail and leaking classified U.S.-U.K. trade documents ahead of Britain's 2019 elections, Reuters reported on August 3.
- Spain, Britain at COVID-19 Loggerheads VOA 02 Aug 2020 -- A former Spanish prime minister once described the rock of Gibraltar, which Spain ceded to Britain in 1713, as a stone in the shoe of Anglo-Spanish relations. But Gibraltar currently isn't the only source of Spanish irritation with the British.
- UK postpones lockdown easing amid growing concerns over coronavirus prevalence Global Times 01 Aug 2020 -- British government announced on Friday that the easing of some restrictive measures will not take place as scheduled, as coronavirus infection numbers are creeping up.
- UK Wants US to Take Up Part of Spending Burden for Trident Missile's New Warhead, Report Says Sputnik 01 Aug 2020 -- The Pentagon leaked the UK's plans to purchase a new generation of W93 nuclear warheads for its submarine-based Trident weapons system earlier this year, with the upgrade expected to cost in excess of £11 billion ($14 billion) for the warheads alone, and £31 billion ($40 billion US) total.
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