International Security Conference 바카라 사이트� 27 March
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon's speech from today's conference on international security.
It바카라 사이트檚 a pleasure to open your conference today.
Our theme, international security, is a tragically timely one in light of last Wednesday바카라 사이트檚 terrorist attack.
Little more than five minutes바카라 사이트櫬爓alk聽from here바카라 사이트nnocent people바카라 사이트ot just from Britain바카라 사이트ut from China, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, South Korea and the United States바카라 사이트�.were mercilessly聽mown聽down.
Four innocent people lost their lives - including a brave police officer, PC Keith Palmer - who was guarding the gates of Parliament.
Dozens more were injured.
This was not just an attack on all of those people - but on the centre of our democracy and our way of life.
In the past few years our security services have thwarted over a dozen plots. 聽 Tragically this one got through. 聽 Yet, as those events unfolded, the British people showed their defiance.
The terrorists sought to divide us, they always seek to divide us.
But we are more united than ever in defending our way of life.
And in a few days바카라 사이트� time바카라 사이트hen our Prime Minister triggers Article 50 and we begin the process of leaving the European Union바카라 사이트e won바카라 사이트檛 simply be strengthening聽our Parliamentary sovereignty바카라 사이트etaining聽control of our borders and our laws바카라 사이트e바카라 사이트檒l be becoming an even more Global Britain바카라 사이트tanding up for British values and the international-rules based system바카라 사이트longside our friends and allies.
And I바카라 사이트檓 proud that we can count our Commonwealth colleagues amongst the closest of our friends.
Over the next 12 months an event is taking place that will encapsulate that relationship바카라 사이트s the Queen바카라 사이트檚 baton wends its way across the Commonwealth바카라 사이트n route to its destination on the Australian Gold Coast바카라 사이트here next year바카라 사이트檚 Commonwealth Games are to be held.
During that time it will pass from hand to hand over聽230,000 kilometres바카라 사이트efore reaching its final destination.
I바카라 사이트檓 told there is a message inside the baton that will eventually be read out to all the competitors.
But the real message is in the medium.
For the baton shows that the diversity among our 52 nations바카라 사이트he differences between our 2 billion people바카라 사이트re transcended by the things we share바카라 사이트ot just sport바카라 사이트ut our values聽of freedom, justice and democracy.
One hundred years ago our nations바카라 사이트ome of them fought shoulder to shoulder to defend those values바카라 사이트t聽the battles of聽Passchendaele聽and Arras - that we commemorate 100 years later this year.
During the Great War바카라 사이트hose troops바카라 사이트� heroism was remarkable. They were often volunteers. Fighting far from home. 聽 And as chair of the Commonwealth War Graves commission바카라 사이트t바카라 사이트檚 a huge source of聽pride to me바카라 사이트hat we continue tending the聽final resting places of聽all the 1.7 million聽Commonwealth men and women바카라 사이트ho died in two World Wars
Each grave identical바카라 사이트o distinction given to colour, or creed, or cap badge바카라 사이트ecause though their聽backgrounds differed바카라 사이트heir cause was the same.
Yet聽the values they fought for in those two world wars remain under threat today.
From the home-grown Islamist terror we바카라 사이트檝e seen in our capital and in cities across the world.
From Daesh in the Middle East바카라 사이트nd from extremist franchises across Africa. From a nuclear armed North Korea in the Asia Pacific. From Russian aggression in Eastern Europe.
Those dangers, as our 2015 Strategic Defence Review underlined, are growing in diversity, complexity and concurrence 聽 Each of them poses a risk to the stability of the international rules-based order on which our security and prosperity depend. In the face of such dangers we바카라 사이트檙e sticking to the roadmap set out in the SDSR.
Based around聽three key principles: 聽 First, we are standing up for our democratic values. 聽 When it comes to Daesh바카라 사이트alling out its聽extremist narrative바카라 사이트orking with Islamic scholars to debunk its claims to legitimacy바카라 사이트nd demonstrating to its聽potential followers바카라 사이트hat their way is nothing but a dead end.
And聽when it comes to Russia바카라 사이트e바카라 사이트檙e clear-eyed about a pattern of behaviour that is becoming more assertive and persistent.
We want Russia to change tack, abide by the Minsk agreements, to curb the reckless military activity, and to ditch the misinformation.
If it does, then there is the potential for a better relationship바카라 사이트n the meantime, we should 바카라 사이트榚ngage but beware바카라 사이트� as the PM has said.
But talking and engagement is not enough.
Our second principle is about聽strengthening our deterrence. 聽 Deterrence is really about ensuring our adversaries know the benefits of any aggressive action are far outweighed by the costs.聽 聽 So today we바카라 사이트檙e investing our growing budget바카라 사이트ot just聽in nuclear Dreadnought submarines바카라 사이트nd conventional armaments聽from carriers and frigates to F35s聽and attack helicopters바카라 사이트ut聽in聽new聽disruptive capabilities such as cyber.
Cyber I know is聽on your conference agenda for Friday. Just as it was on our聽SDSR agenda바카라 사이트s a Tier One threat바카라 사이트p there with terrorism or a major natural disaster.
Today our adversaries are increasingly turning to cyber.
So we바카라 사이트檙e聽investing here 拢1.9 billion to develop cyber capabilities and skills across all government departments and setting up the new National Cyber Security Centre.
Our military cyber workforce is already among the best in the world 바카라 사이트� with cyber integrated into all three services.
But, in such a fast moving environment, we must continually enhance our skills.
Which is why, we바카라 사이트檙e establishing the Defence Cyber School at Shrivenham in the autumn and standing up a Cyber Security Operations Centre at Corsham, in Wiltshire.
Forthcoming cyber exercises will also continue to test and improve their skills.
And this week Information Warrior 17 gets underway바카라 사이트ith the Royal Navy launching its first large scale cyber war games바카라 사이트esting聽out a pioneering Artificial Intelligence바카라 사이트ble to speed up complex decision making.
And we바카라 사이트檙e not just interested in defensive but offensive cyber.
Those who threaten cyber attacks against us need to know the risk they바카라 사이트檙e running.
So our National Offensive Cyber Planning is integrating cyber聽into our military offensive.
The third principle is the need to become international-by-design.
NATO聽remains the bedrock of our defence바카라 사이트nd in the wake of multiple threats바카라 사이트β爃as never been more important.
So we바카라 사이트檙e not just聽meeting the Alliance target to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence바카라 사이트ut聽we are reassuring our聽allies聽in the face of Russian aggression바카라 사이트y leading the Very High Readiness Joint Taskforce바카라 사이트nd continuing to support NATO바카라 사이트檚 Air Policing mission.
For three years our fighters safeguarded Baltic airspace.
Today I can announce the legendary 3 (Fighter) Squadron바카라 사이트ho earned their wings in two world wars바카라 사이트ill now be deployed to Romania from May바카라 사이트� this time to protect Black Sea skies.
3rd Squadron has a glorious history. 100 years ago it was a fighter scout unit assisting our forces in the trenches.
In World War 2 it was at the forefront of our air defences destroying nearly V1 flying bombs. More recently it took tours of Sierra Leone and Iraq during the second gulf war and it was the first frontline Squadron to be equipped with Typhoons which will now be leading our efforts to confront aggression바카라 사이트ith the UK the first nation to provide jets to support this particular mission.
All the while, we바카라 사이트檙e supporting NATO바카라 사이트檚 Enhanced Forward Presence and last week dispatched troops聽to Estonia. 聽
So our new force in Estonia will not just be working closely with Allies to provide reassurance but assisting NATO efforts to counter the misinformation of a 바카라 사이트減ost-truth바카라 사이트� age. 聽 Next month, a British Army team, including Royal Navy and Air Force personnel, will participate in Exercise Locked Shield聽organised by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre in Tallinn바카라 사이트t is designed to see how an international team of experts can defend a simulated network from attack. 聽 Now, all these actions are proportionate聽and defensive.
As well as聽assisting the Alliance to up its game we바카라 사이트檙e also putting our high-tech skills at the disposal of聽the 68-nation Counter-Daesh coalition바카라 사이트o as well as striking terrorist targets and바카라 사이트utting their finances바카라 사이트nd stemming the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria바카라 사이트e바카라 사이트檙e also tackling them in cyber space.
Partnerships聽are about more than stopping threats.聽 聽 They are聽also聽about preventing them. 聽 Early intervention in a local crisis can stop it turning to regional chaos.
That바카라 사이트檚 why Britain is the聽only major country in the world meeting our NATO target and spending 0.7 per cent of GDP development. 聽 And it바카라 사이트檚 why聽71 years ago聽after聽the聽first meeting of the聽UN Security Council took place in聽this hall the UK is helping make the UN fit聽for聽the 21st century. 聽 Last year I invited 80 nations to London聽to improve UN peacekeeping. 聽 We agreed to strengthen聽the organisation바카라 사이트檚 planning바카라 사이트o improve performance聽of its peacekeepers바카라 사이트nd honour聽individual pledges to provide more manpower and materiel.
And in the UK, we are practicing what we preach바카라 사이트ending troops to Somalia to support聽the fight against聽Al-Shabaab바카라 사이트nd to South Sudan to build a hospital and assist ongoing humanitarian work.
All in addition to the work of our short-term training teams바카라 사이트ho from聽Kuwait to Kenya are doing everything바카라 사이트rom training local forces to protecting endangered species from poachers.聽 聽 So we바카라 사이트檙e strengthening our partnerships with聽NATO,聽the聽counter-Daesh聽Coalition, and the UN. 聽 What聽of the Commonwealth? 聽 We바카라 사이트檙e working with聽many of you to front up to aggression.
We have numerous聽bi-lateral relationships바카라 사이트nd our partnership with Commonwealth allies바카라 사이트s part of our Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance and聽our聽Five Powers Defence Arrangement聽 聽聽 But for me the Commonwealth has聽an even bigger role.聽 聽 Defence can banish despair in fragile nations. But the Commonwealth can do more than that. 聽 It can bring hope. 聽 I바카라 사이트檝e had the great privilege to see some of the Commonwealth바카라 사이트檚 work up close. 聽 I바카라 사이트檝e seen you fighting poverty바카라 사이트o support good governance바카라 사이트o devise innovative solutions to challenge climate change. 聽 I바카라 사이트檝e see you fighting for people바카라 사이트檚 right to make a better life.
Putting into practice the values of the Commonwealth Charter of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
And delivering on the commitment of all members to the development of free and democratic societies and the promotion of peace and prosperity to improve the lives of all peoples of the Commonwealth.
That ambitious vision depends on delivering the security and safety that our people deserve 바카라 사이트� and that depends on us all making and winning the argument that defence is vital in safeguarding our way of life. 聽 So let me just say in conclusion, last week바카라 사이트檚 terrorist attack wasn바카라 사이트檛 the first time바카라 사이트e바카라 사이트檝e seen an attack on what Winston Churchill once called 바카라 사이트渢he citadel of liberty바카라 사이트�. 聽聽 76 years ago Nazi bombs聽destroyed the Chamber in the House of Commons.
Yet the enemy couldn바카라 사이트檛 touch the spirit of the British people바카라 사이트nd while the great chamber of the Commons was rebuilt바카라 사이트e moved here, to this very hall. 聽 As one聽of聽my Parliamentary colleagues said last week바카라 사이트othing聽stops democracy.
So let바카라 사이트檚 keep working together바카라 사이트et us keep passing our baton of peace across the world바카라 사이트ecause in聽the fight against aggression바카라 사이트β爋ur greatest weapon remains democracy바카라 사이트nd as聽Karl Popper once said:
바카라 사이트淥nly freedom can make security secure바카라 사이트�.