️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Retired commander Lord West of Spithead said Russian espionage had soared to a <unk> worrying<unk> level. Russia has deployed a fleet of spy trawlers off the British coast to intercept military communications, one of Britain's most senior retired commanders said yesterday. (Russia has deployed a fleet of spy trawlers off the British coast to intercept military communications, one of Britain's most senior retired commanders said yesterday.) Lord West of Spithead said Russian espionage had soared to a <unk>worrying<unk> level as president Vladimir Putin ordered more acts of <unk>provocation<unk>. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Lord West, a former First Sea Lord, said the Cold War tactic was designed to gain intelligence on Britain's nuclear missiles and warships. Lord West, a former First Sea Lord, said the Cold War tactic was designed to gain intelligence on Britain's nuclear missiles and warships. It was quite a tense business during the Cold War and now it is winding up again and it is very worrying. Seems to have... increased espionage, which raises tension.<unk> Lord West spoke out as Moscow mobilized the country's entire Northern Fleet to full combat readiness. Lord West spoke out as Moscow mobilized the country's entire Northern Fleet to full combat readiness. In a show of strength, Putin deployed 45,000 troops, more than 56 warships and submarines, and 110 aircraft for training across the country and into the Barents Sea <unk> dwarfing NATO military drills which will be held off Scotland next month. <unk> In a show of strength, Putin deployed 45,000 troops, more than 56 warships and submarines, and 110 aircraft for training across the country and into the Barents Sea <unk> dwarfing NATO military drills which will be held off Scotland next month. Lord West, a military grandee, said the five-day drills were a <unk>knee jerk<unk> reaction to a similar NATO operation announced by Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday. Lord West, a military grandee, said the five-day drills were a <unk>knee jerk<unk> reaction to a similar NATO operation announced by Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday. Britain and 11 other NATO countries will contribute to the Joint Warrior exercise designed to send a signal to Moscow in the face of continued aggression<unk> but with a force strength of less than a third. The operation which was hailed by the Government as one of the largest land, air, and sea training exercises run in Europe<unk> will feature just 12,000 military personnel. Secretary of Defense Michael Fallon said the exercise, involving 58 warships and submarines, 50 aircraft and 3,000 land forces would show the world how <unk>powerful<unk> NATO was. It is clearly a knee jerk reaction to the fact we are about to do that... (It is clearly a knee jerk reaction to the fact we are about to do that.)
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