Army runs secret wargames under central London
The British Army conducted a covert military exercise in a disused section of the London Underground to prepare for potential Russian threats. Dubbed 'Arcade Strike', the operation involved hundreds of soldiers and tested the capabilities of NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. The exercise highlighted the importance of underground operations for military strategy in urban environments.
- ▪The British Army used a disused part of the London Underground for a military exercise.
- ▪The exercise involved about 100,000 personnel from the UK and NATO allies.
- ▪Troops coordinated activities across multiple domains including land, sea, air, and cyberspace.
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Army runs secret wargames under central London13 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleTony GrewLondonBritish ArmyThe British Army used Charing Cross as a base of operations The British Army covertly took over a disused part of the London Underground in central London to plan a Nato military response to possible future Russian attacks. Hundreds of British soldiers took part in what the army called "one of the most ambitious military exercises in a generation" in the disused platforms of Charing Cross Underground station.Arrcade Strike was described as "a major command post exercise run by the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), which is Nato’s deployable corps headquarters, led by the British Army".It was designed to test ARRC's ability to plan and command large-scale military…
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