Posted on 07/21/2026 3:37:28 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A Russian naval vessel carried out a rare live-fire weapons exercise off the British coast on Monday, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence, on the first day of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s tenure. The vessel, identified by British media as the “Neustrashimy,” conducted the exercise in international waters approximately 40 nautical miles (around 46 miles) from Plymouth, a port city in southwest England.
“The Royal Navy monitored that exercise throughout, continues to track the vessel’s activity closely and stands ready to protect UK national security,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson told CNN.
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UK needs to do a counter live fire exercise in the area of the Russian warship.
Test some torpedoes the next time they try that.
YEAH!!!
The sooner we get WW III going, the better!
With what? A rowboat?
Test some torpedoes the next time they try that.
If the UK had torpedoes
“Our dichotomy opens the combat “
Or just give them the firing coordinates for the “migrant” hotels.
During the Cold War, the Royal Navy often had around 50 major blue-water warships at sea, compared with about 4–8 today.
That does make a difference. Third class Gunner's Mate Ivan getting drunk on vodka and hosing the ocean with his Kalashnikov isn't really the stuff of an international incident. Putting a round through the roof of the Royal Citadel in Plymouth, maybe a little over the top.
“UK needs to do a counter live fire exercise in the area of the Russian warship.”
with what? the only blue-water boat or sub that can sail from their berth right now is the HMS Dragon, and she’s been sent to Cyprus ...
Send a message to the Russian Naval ship in Ukrainian, “Knock it Off”.
The Royal Navy has what, one half dozen seaworthy ready-for-duty warships?! My how Britain has fallen….. and the new PM may be even worse than Starmer.
The voyage of the Russian Baltic fleet during the Russo-Japanese War also featured Russian warships conducting live-fire exercises of the British coast. Of course at the time the U.K. possessed a formidable Royal Navy. Today, not so much.
Speaking of torpedoes and Britain from a few decades back.
https://youtu.be/IKQlQlQ6_pk?si=rbLc_s7tQQSSgENH&t=108
The 7th Prime Minister of England in 10 years.
This one not even elected but chosen.
Andy Burnham looks just like Keir Starmer !
https://davidswebsite.com/freerepublic/andy-keir.png
Britain worries me more than Russia.
Did the new PM ask the Rooskies to throw the fear of God into the boat people?
With what?
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