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Branding it "Britannia Shield", the party said it would spend up to £10bn over a decade on an integrated network of radar, command and control systems, as well as interceptor missiles.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Access to weapons varies based on capability, a pocket knife can be purchased by anyone anywhere, firearms are restricted from certain groups, and missiles are only available to militaries and are meticulously accounted for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The weapons were said to include heavy military equipment and missiles, with documents allegedly identifying the Malawi Defence Force as the end-user, it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The "Achilles Shield" agreement provides Athens with Israeli technology aimed at protecting Greece against a range of threats, including drones, aircraft and missiles.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Kennedy agreed to the proposal in Khrushchev’s “knot of war” letter—the Soviets would remove their missiles from Cuba, and the United States would give, as the letter put it, “assurances against an invasion of Cuba.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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