Armed Forces: Baltic Defence Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Baltic Defence

Lord Campbell-Savours Excerpts
Tuesday 24th February 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Astor of Hever Portrait Lord Astor of Hever
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My Lords, NATO is working to tackle the challenge of hybrid attacks. There is little new in the tactics and techniques of hybrid warfare, such as subversion and the use of proxy forces, but the scale of sophistication of Russian activities, combined with the use of new instruments such as cyber, presents a new challenge and we are doing our best to get on top of it.

Lord Campbell-Savours Portrait Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab)
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What assessment is being made by the British Government and Ministers of the impact on Russian public opinion of provocative NATO exercises on the border with Russia?

Lord Astor of Hever Portrait Lord Astor of Hever
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My Lords, we are well aware of the very good point made by the noble Lord.