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World War Three could see Russia or China attack with undetectable missiles 27 times the speed of sound while blinding it by cutting off the internet – after developing capabilities while the West was consumed with the Middle East.
Experts say the future of warfare will see the use of hypersonic missiles and the web brought down in mere seconds.
Technology is now the battleground where conflicts will be fought with Russia and China said to be investing huge amounts in the field.
Money spent on traditional weaponry and hardware has gone down with British defence and security investing more in digital, AI and cyber tech.
Lindy Cameron, head of National Cyber Security Centre, warned in October cyber attacks were already happening against the UK.
She said: ‘We – along with the National Crime Agency – assess that cybercriminals based in Russia and neighbouring countries are responsible for most of the devastating ransomware attacks against UK targets.’
There have even been more physical ‘training exercises’ from Russia and China just months ago.
On November 16 Russia destroyed one of its own satellites in space by firing a missile at it.
And in October China tested a top secret weapon that can circle the globe at 21,000mph and descend from space to strike anywhere on Earth in minutes.
It is designed to travel in low orbit to dodge missile detection and defence systems, allowing China to strike virtually anywhere on the planet with little or no warning.
Michele Flournoy, former Pentagon policy chief for US strategy under both Presidents Clinton and Obama, warned: ‘We are really at a strategic inflection point where we – the US, the UK and our allies – are coming out of 20 years of focusing on counter terrorism and counter insurgency, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and lifting our gaze to realise we are now in a very serious great-power competition.
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