Could Putin Attack Britain - Ukraine War Special

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

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[@brianthesnail5452]

London and all other inner city areas. Well Every cloud has a silver lining

[@eshanjadhav3489]

can you make a video on the 1971 Indo Pakistani war pls.

[@barnabyandanthonysofficial1497]

Great work as always! Does Russia have enough resources to make cruise missile attacks against Britain while maintaining the current expenditure of munitions in Ukraine?

[@simonsmith3504]

Thanks so much I literally said yesterday I wish you would cover this.

[@RedEyedPatriot]

Mark you have the best Military History Channel on YT!! I've watched and enjoyed all of your videos for the past coupe years I've been subscribed to you.. Will you please do a video on the Ohrdruf camp that was liberated April 5th and 6th of 1945. It was liberated by the 355th infantry 89th Div which is my Grandfathers infantry Regiment. He was also in the Aluetian Islands but you did a video on that for me already. But I recently found out about the 355th liberating Ohrdruf. Would greatly appreciate your insights and info on that subject. We've still got the pictures that where taken at the camp that my grandpaw brought home. With that info I found and the pictures I put 2and2 together... Thanks Mark 😎👊

[@EdMcF1]

Sir Humphrey: "Prime Minister, the purpose of our defence policy is not to defend Britain, it is to make people think Britain is defended". Jim Hacker 'Who, the Russians?" Sir H 'No, not the Russians, the British. The Russians know it's not defended!'.

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

...Sir Humphrey countering that Britain still needed nuclear weapons to protect them from the French. Confused, Hacker says "But they're our allies," to which an exasperated Sir Humphrey replies "Oh yes, now. But they've been our enemies for most of the last nine hundred years!"

[@DeNihility]

@@tooyoungtobeold8756 I almost forgot the two of the oldest rivals in history both have nuclear weapons. Good thing they're friends now... right? Right..? ;-;

[@ommsterlitz1805]

Britain will not be a primary target in Europe just because it's Nuclear capabilities are locked to USA, major military in Europe is France and it also have big Nuclear capacities so you should be more concerned about the radiation fallout than an attack, your politician making your country having a weak military is probably the thing that could save you in the future.

[@michael_mouse]

... 'many a true word said in jest'

[@harrier331]

@@ommsterlitz1805 "just because it's Nuclear capabilities are locked to USA" Explain yourself... The UK's nuclear capability is in no way "locked" by the US...

[@PhantomHarlock78]

We are now living in one of Mark Felton histories.

[@derekweiland1857]

Putin isn't likely to go after the CIA's bioweapons labs in the UK though. Ukraine makes sense as it is a cess pool of globalist Cabal actors.

[@belthesheep3550]

@@derekweiland1857 >Globalist cabal actors Lol, lmao. How's /pol/ today?

[@blank557]

Well put.

[@AESTHETIC-yk3zk]

@@derekweiland1857 cringe man

[@derekweiland1857]

@@belthesheep3550 Whats pol?

[@kickingmustang]

The most important thing history teaches us is that we learn nothing from history. Great insight, as usual. Thanks Mark ✌️

[@tallinhogan8303]

Oh great, a well known racist telling us that we learn nothing from history yikes didnt see that coming.

[@0XD00mX0]

@@tallinhogan8303 Why is he a racist if I may ask?

[@flagmichael]

@@0XD00mX0 Exactly why do you make that claim?

[@alexvibe9066]

Honestly I don’t blame the Russians for the invasion. NATO keeps pushing its forces east. I know if the Russians were in Mexico USA would invade Mexico to stop the threat so close to the border.

[@morguetheunholy]

We would learn if our history was correct yet its very flawed...

[@mikedevere]

Unbelievable that the first steps you mentioned need to be put in place- how on earth has this not happened already??!! Great video. Thank you.

[@shimon1166]

In WW2, my uncle from Brooklyn New York was deployed in an Anti-Aircraft gun outside of London. His gun crew shot down the first German Buzz Bomb ever shot down. Westinghouse Radio interviewed him and his crew. One of the guys, Louie Quattrone from New Jersey said, “It was no big deal, I seen mosquitoes bigger than that in New Jersey!” The interview was put on a 78 record and a copy sent to my grandparents back in Brooklyn USA.

[@brianjschumer]

That's when blood and treasure for your Country meant something..God bless, the greatest Generation..🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@ismt101]

Denazify britain now. It's a desparate need of the hour for the human civilization.

[@RCAvhstape]

I spent some time on the Jersey seashore. He wasn't wrong. Damn bugs can steal babies from carriages down there.

[@alexc8114]

@@ismt101 the sad thing is our country has been fascist since before Germany was even united, and we've done absolutely nothing about it for so long.

[@flagmichael]

@@alexc8114 "You keep using that word - I don't think it means what you think it means." - Inigo Montoya. Whether it is hyperbole or ignorance, few intelligent people will be persuaded by your rants.

[@kirkrasmussen9629]

Mark Felton proving once again that if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. Most historians stay away from current events, but I like your blend of current events and the tie back to Europe in the 1930’s. Well done sir.

[@mikepotter5718]

Most historians stay away from current events. To be fair, they are separate fields. Nothing wrong with having two interests but like fine wines, history is best when correctly aged. :)

[@gringopig]

Most historians stay away because the facts and context are often missing. Especially now in Ukraine where we are being bombarded with propoganda.

[@robertalaverdov8147]

More like 1960's Cuban missile crisis. But this time the US/NATO are lead by lizard brained lunatics who are too arrogant to just say we won't let Ukraine into NATO.

[@Icetea-2000]

There is a reason why scientists like historians generally stay away from current events, sources are new and less proven, more likely to be biased and there just generally isn’t enough information to make a definitive judgment. But of course this is a hot topic and hard to ignore as we’re humans

[@fastertove]

Not learning from history is not what we are seeing. NATO, UN; WTO, WHO, EU... to name a few. The world is still relatively peaceful, even with the ongoing war in Ukraine.

[@ChrisSnowFox]

You know the crisis is bad when one of the most knowledged WWII analysts is talking about it and makes it sound like we’re talking about conflicts from 80 years ago.

[@mattcolumbia7948]

That's quite the understatement.

[@Fjodor.Tabularasa]

Mark is by far the most knowledged? What makes you think he is? His videos?

[@davemartino5997]

@@Fjodor.Tabularasa he’s one of the most knowledgeable in this field

[@Fjodor.Tabularasa]

@@davemartino5997 and you think that because he makes KZbin videos. Ok.

[@cambuurleeuwarden]

@@Fjodor.Tabularasa Mate, are you thick? Maybe google Mark Felton and see what he did and released before becoming 'youtube famous'.

[@fargneta]

I am a 54-year-old Italian, and I follow this channel with great interest, as I consider it up-to-date and competent on the subjects it deals with. This reflection of yours leads me to think of our defense which, like yours, has undergone enormous cuts over the years, as well as being considerably smaller. I think it would be time to think in terms of European defence, both to have a leaner war industry and for procurement times. So having a single MBT, instead of too many different tanks, same goes for the Navy and Air Force

[@y_ffordd]

Yep, and yet one of the slogans of BREXIT was a fear of an EU armed force, folk forget so quickly what actually happened in history, despite, conversely the obsession with WW2. Shame they only pay attention to the jack boots rather than what led up to fascism.

[@alessiocataldi2434]

benvenuto nel club

[@sittingbull22322]

as an american, this is my dream. a strong, united, free europe that embraces the defense of human rights and international law with an actual interlocking military capability that could be rallied to defend the continent and it's allies, partners, and interests abroad would be a awesome. Sadly, we are still very far off from that, I think.

[@ZanDolinar]

@@sittingbull22322 as a Slovenian I have to laugh at your idea that *europe should* abide by international law. Who sanctioned the 1999 bombing of Srbija/Jugoslavija? Was it legal by any law? Would you still support such unity in "defending human rights" and "international law" and the proposed unity in military equipment if non of it was nato based? Who do you think these "allies" of the european continent are?

[@chimchim2_]

Mark doing videos on current events with a hint of historical context. Love it!

[@chimchim2_]

Yea, he wasn't a fan, haha. I wonder if things would have been different had he lived longer. Then again, his popularity was waning, both internally and among allies... He was good at what he did, but in the world of geopolitics, I'm not certain of his effectiveness

[@LizardYup]

Same here, we have a lot to learn from our past.

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

He forgot to mention the large US Military presence in Europe during the Cold War. Now there are only two US Air Force bases in Germany and a few in England. Ukraine did not mobilize soon enough! WHERE WERE THE US AND EUROPEAN SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA DURING THE 2014 CRIMEAN TAKEOVER? THE OBAMA/BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DID VERY LITTLE!

[@aneesahussein1522]

World war 3

[@GTfour01]

@@guyfawkesuThe1 Ah, yet another fool who's howling with the warmongering wolves. NATO has encroached upon Russia ever since Gorbatsjev ended the cold war, *against* the mutual agreements made to *not* do this! Meanwhile, the powers that be, are goading up the masses into believing "them Russians should be taught a lesson!" All the while massaging them for an all out war with a nuclear superpower. Any idea where that might end, for blighty and the rest of Western Europe?

[@BMWWolf]

Seriously how good are this guy’s videos? It’s like what you always wanted the history channel to be, before it became reality shows and ancient aliens

[@olivere5497]

"Up next on History Channel, 'America's Hungriest Dogs!'"

[@grahamfisher5436]

Brilliant, an't he 👍

[@grahamfisher5436]

@@olivere5497 up next Americas loneliest Cats 🤣🤣😆😆👍👍

[@paulhunter6742]

I am always impressed how Mr Felton gets these great videos and film clips and vast amounts of statistics and strategies. Even down to personal motivations of military leaders.

[@appropinquo3236]

Exactly! his videos are always so interesting, its not just the same bland retelling of the history of WW2.

[@19platten20]

Being not only a brilliant historian, Mark Felton is also a realist when it come to geostrategy. He has my fullest respect

[@RW4X4X3006]

Of course, Felton has his personal opinions regarding his topics, but you'll never know it. THAT is how you teach. THAT is the way it once was in the schools and universities.

[@RW4X4X3006]

@SirSnufflelots If, after watching a Felton video, the kids and folks go on to research the topic, individuals, nations, cultures, with more detailed study - to open a book - It's a great victory for Felton and our posterity.

[@psychohist]

@@RW4X4X3006 I think I detect an edge of annoyance when he talks about aspects of the military which have been underfunded.

[@RW4X4X3006]

@@psychohist I've never noticed. Besides, perhaps his cat crossed his desk while recording the narrative. You know.

[@darthbigred22]

What's realistic about WW3 not going nuclear? Get over ran like Germany or flip a coin about whether your nation lives on in 1 hour? Reality is as pacifist as Europe became since the 90s it makes sense to launch first if the west tried to escalate to a traditional shooting war. Even if both sides only land 25% of their ICBMs it's enough to eliminate some countries for a few decades.

[@aquariumdude7829]

The TU-160 "White Swan" is such a beautiful aircraft!

[@stevenpremmel4116]

The drawback of HM armed forces being dedicated to expeditionary warfare with stronger allies for the last 40 years, we have poor home defences and a gap in ground to air warfare.

[@stevenpremmel4116]

@@TreeSymphony52 Eh?

[@cgdeery]

Sure Bojo can get his cronies to sorce suitable weapons quick..just like PPE...lol

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

This is true of a number of NATO militaries. They're setup for colonial adventures in the third world, not for legitimate defence.

[@otten5666]

@@TreeSymphony52 Just go see a psychiatrist if you're depressed, don't bother us with your projections in the comments.

[@brian8410]

You don't need much for home defense because the retaliation on Russia would go nuclear. Generals and politicans wouldn't stand for such an attack.

[@tillytilford2158]

I've been in the Army for 29 years and watched its capabilities vanish gradually over that time. I would argue that the Defence budget per say, whilst it needs to be bigger, isn't the main issue when it comes to numbers of troops and kit, its the massively expensive contracts the MOD has tied itself to. Something like an air con unit for a server room and even a new office chair is now several times the cost of what it was even 10 years ago and thats before you start looking at new weapon technology. Military's are expensive but much of our budget disappears into contractor pockets in numerous layers. Another year and I'm done with it. There's too much being asked of too few.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

yeah they need to cut the money going to defense contractor CEO bonuses and redirect that money to salary pay for the military.

[@douglasmullen8600]

Same with NHS

[@Mewsfinder]

Thanks for your service 👍👍

[@gabrielfraser2109]

Precisely the same thing happening to the South African military. Although the budget has been slashed to the bone over the last few decades, there is theoretically enough money to keep all our equipment and personnel in working order. But our military absolutely hemorrhages money into ridiculously overpriced, unnecessary contracts.

[@Tuning3434]

@@joshuaortiz2031 It's far more than that, organisations are getting build around zero quality issues, ballooning in checks and phase's trying to achieve full control up front. Unfortunately when not properly executed, it results in extra work load for the people executing the the actual work, especially when it is attempted to achieve full control with little information. That in combination with entire career paths that are centered around quick promotions to other management positions, focused on ability to do quick damage control, but not so much building a good stable organization with outlooks on a decade level. There is also an political influence, instead of being able to create a steady supply of defense contracts, to achieve a certain 'business as usual' efficiency, everything is organized in huge projects that demand organizations to suddenly balloon in size and be ineffective for several years and 'warranting' extra mid-tier management because there is no time for the workforce to absorb and transform into a 'business as usual' mode.

[@amb8274]

I've been saying for years the UK is hopelessly under-prepared for a peer-peer conflict. Defence spending is like having household insurance. A bit of a pain most of the time but invaluable when it is needed!

[@mwrkhan]

There is absolutely no political or national will for proper military spending in the UK. None whatsoever. Pretty much every year since the end of the second world war the size of the UK military has been reduced, whether under Labour or Conservative administrations. In the UK you are addicted to welfare spending. Just like every other western European nation. (I am not European, nor do I live in Europe).

[@sobrevalorado]

Yes, we heard you

[@bulldog71ss33]

That's because most of the West has relied on the USA as it's major defense so they all could afford things like "free" healthcare and other welfare systems. All while throwing stones at the USA for being backwards for not having such welfare systems.

[@painkiller4188]

I am just happy that we Germans are not the only one not being prepared.

[@ahtheh]

@@painkiller4188 yeah I think that's for the best. Although Germany can basically buy troops from the developing countries and Germany doesn't have any natural enemies rn

[@stephenresler]

This was an extremely sad, gripping indictment. I have served alongside the Royal Marines and often wondered why Britain, blessed with superior Marines and Soldiers, is so anemic in its defense.

[@EdgyDabs47]

Because Britain hasn't been successfully invaded since 1066. Britain isn't a global power anymore and can't afford to throw it's weight around as the US does. The whole premise of this video is ridiculous.

[@Jeff-sl8xz]

Because great Britain relies on another country to fight their wars they use Australia Canada New Zealand and those countries but everyone knows that they'll beg for the United States to fight their battles for them just like the French do they've both been doing this since ww1

[@morskojvolk]

My, what a _cheery_ episode! Makes me want to spend the afternoon clearing out the basement and having a quiet evening eating spam and watching Dr Strangelove...

[@showmemo3686]

Have you seen the price of a can of Spam lately? It's like what steak cost a couple of months ago.

[@entropy5431]

@@showmemo3686 Well you can buy 400g of sirloin steak at Waitrose for £9.50 and 1200g of Spam on Amazon for £12.00 so not really. I didn't even look very hard.

[@RoseSharon7777]

😝 I bought 10 cans of Spam, 2 giant tubs of peanut butter and 4 boxes of crackers, 3 boxes of cream of wheat,, and oats. The extent of my prepping. Now I'm going to see if can find that movie "the Russians are coming, the Russians are coming". :)

[@showmemo3686]

@@RoseSharon7777 Emergency!! Emergency!!Everybody must please get off street!! Good movie. Alan Arkin.

[@showmemo3686]

@@entropy5431 And guess what has more meat in it?

[@MrMillez]

I wish I hadn’t watched this. Our leaders have run this country into the ground. Thanks Mark. Love all your work.

[@vk2ig]

You need to keep an eye on the democracy in which you live ... otherwise you get the situation you have now.

[@merckxy54]

Boris is a bafoon, an Eaton bum boy! Its disrespectful to clowns to call him one!!!

[@redbeard3923]

@@ismt101 troll

[@ismt101]

@@redbeard3923 I'd rather be a internet troll than a Neo Nazi sympathiser.

[@jackzimmer6553]

Same over here in the States!

[@cardyfreak]

I remember when I was in the ATC as a kid in the 90’s, we had a site visit to the underground bunker and radar screens at RAF Boulmer in Northumberland. I was talking to a radar operator if he’d ever seen anything weird like craft moving too fast for modern engines or whatever, and as we were talking two or three ‘zombies’ appeared on the radar screen. He said they were likely Russian fighters, they would often prod away at the defence network to see how quick our response times were or something, and he scrambled some fighters to escort them back. It was pretty cool, always stuck in my head that Russia was probing our defences back then.

[@davidpage4005]

As they have been for at least 60 years. ! That only takes us back to to the 60's, even then the threat from the "Russian Bear" was perceived as a "Real one", and I spent a fair time on the North German Plains looking Eastwards waiting for the T55's to come over the border.!

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

And very convenient timing to avoid the UFO question... very convenient

[@ivanbluetarski9071]

and of course we never probed their defenses lol

[@Mark1024MAK]

The Russian airforce have, and still are probing our air defences. There have been reports over the last few years in the mainstream press.

[@Slaktrax]

The US military do far more probing than Russia has ever done. 1961 U2 spy plane, Gary Powers? Start from earlier than that if you choose. Just don't always talk about one side of the story, especially when it comes to talking about the most warlike nation on the planet; the USA.

[@brandonburley488]

I've always appreciated your historic pieces. Thanks for covering the current ones!

[@richardrogers2978]

Thank you, Mark. This video highlights the frightening inadequacy of Britain's domestic defense capabilities at this moment in time.

[@MirkoFisk]

I suppose all NATO bureaucratic "statement/sanctions strong" countries COMBINED are at least 5 years behind Russia in basic combat readiness/capabilities for continental war and... "generation" in defence technology and readiness mindset.... When you poke a bear, you should KNOW WHETHER YOU CAN OUTRUN HIM....

[@yasirsaheed]

@@MirkoFisk why hasn't russia been unable to fully invade Ukraine so far?

[@DrPianoplayer95]

@@MirkoFisk Ukraine, a military less than a quarter the strength of Russia has absolutely hung them out to dry against a full scale invasion.. the ‘Bear’ seems to be more like a fish out of water 🐟

[@MirkoFisk]

@@DrPianoplayer95 And you are sure that Russia used all their capabilities for this campaign?

[@mark12358]

@@yasirsaheed I think there is no need for them to "conquer" the entire Ukraine, as that would be costly to maintain the control over such a large territory. Instead, they are effectively strangle the nation, just being there, stopping GDP and devastating where they find too much resistance. I'm sure it will be a RU victory at last, there is no way UA can deliver them a killing blow, to have them on the run. No way.

[@KeironMacleod]

I work in an aluminium smelter that was targeted by the Luftwaffe during WW2 in which a bomb was dropped on the powerhouse. Funnily enough it never detonated and is still displayed there today

[@penguinpie5056]

well maybe you can sell it to the british government. Sounds like they need materiel.

[@codybailey855]

This is one of the things I like about Dr. Felton’s videos. No political overtones when addressing this current political/military crisis. While you have politicians and large segments of the population banging the war drum (many of whom have never experienced war), Dr. Felton presents the real world consequences that are sure to follow any military escalation. Consequences the general public are near totally ignorant of.

[@28russ]

They should probably make him minister of defence instead of whichever idiot career politician's doing it now 🤷‍♂️

[@Farweasel]

@@froggymusicman Our Armed forces have known for decades ........... Although until Putin ramped up rhetoric about Ukraine ahead of launching his war they thought China was now the major threat. It would be a massive error to forget China will remain such a threat if we sort out this debacle and survive doing so.

[@wrotenwasp]

@@28russ We could desperately use Mr Felton in the USA to take over for incompetent Gen Millie or Austin. Plus we could use Margaret Thatcher or Winston Churchill to take over for the potato in the white house. The USA is in deep,deep trouble. The world can say what they want about Trump but the evil dictators of the world feared and respected him regardless of his obnoxiousness. He put America first. We're screwed now.

[@hmq9052]

Not you though eh. You're much too smart

[@spottedcrow1126]

You mean the man that was continually licking putins anus? That man would save us all? Get real he was nothing but a egotistical con man.

[@vlklvklad887]

I remember a few years ago, I was passing by UK ambassy in Moscow, there was at that day presentation of new range rovers and jaguars, with a huge amount of honourable people inside the territory. Good times.

[@Balthorium]

Unfortunately all the UK Cold War shelters and military underground bunkers were abandoned in the 1990’s. They have lots of them in Ukraine and they are really coming in handy now. Urban exploration channels have shown me haw many bunkers their were in former USSR. Many are filled with old equipment and medicine for nerve agent attack lying around collecting dust.

[@F80mthree]

Who would’ve thought those old Soviet countries may need medication for chemical attacks from “mother Russia”

[@marpat_prepper8954]

What country had the most? I can't remember but i think bald and bankrupt had mentioned it in one of his videos. Ik it's the smallest or one of the smallest countries from the ussr. I want to say Moldova but I could be wrong.

[@MusMasi]

@@F80mthree considering the soviet unions and imperial russias history of internal purges that would be quite high.

[@derekweiland1857]

Putin isn't likely to go after the CIA's bioweapons labs in the UK though. Ukraine makes sense as it is a cess pool of globalist Cabal actors.

[@westwater73]

Secret vaut..

[@benbaker2965]

So the vid is almost over and I thought to myself, how could Dr Felton overlook cyber attacks? But Mark does not disappoint! How dare I doubt him.

[@vito7428]

I guess because most people underestimate what cyber warfare can do to a nation. But in Mark's case I think he was referring only to methods of conventional combat or nuclear weapons

[@Mark1024MAK]

Cyber attacks are not going to affect private/closed systems. No matter how good the attacker, you can’t remotely affect systems that are not connected to the World Wide Web. Most cyber attacks are on commercial systems where there has been insufficient effort or money spent on security.

[@mattcolumbia7948]

I wish I could like this comment twice.

[@tylerward6723]

As usual Mark nails the history and facts behind this whole fiasco. Cheers Mark for daring to be truthful.

[@Armadurapersonal]

спасибо за совет, Марк!

[@jaybee9269]

I’m an American and that was sobering for me! I’d no idea Britain allowed its entire AWACS capability to lapse. That is remarkably short-sighted… Thanks Mark for all your hard work!

[@chucks_88]

And very stupid!

[@rodyep3136]

Yeah wtf England.😑💤

[@geigertec5921]

They assumed the USA would do it for free for them if they asked nicely. A big mistake.

[@wessexdruid7598]

A bit like getting rid of our Nimrods.

[@essexexile]

@@geigertec5921 unfortunately I suspect you are correct.

[@bigbadword]

I would absolutely watch news made and narrated by Mark Felton.

[@MrBizteck]

With Lindybage as a special correspondent.

[@notthatdonald1385]

As a cold war kid on Long Island, NY, I often saw outlines of Soviet ships on the edge of the international waters boundary with the USA. The ships had all kinds of antennas, dishes, and various devices. Hard to swallow that talk like this post is again relevant. Thank you Mark for your work!

[@Horible4]

Thankfully the Russian fleet is now hopelessly outdated compared to the US Navy and is barely even a threat.

[@bankruptbritain6103]

@@Horible4 yes but the problem wirh US military is that its manned by Americans lol

[@XLHeavyD999]

Those famous fisher trollies of the 60's and the 70's. ;)

[@Horible4]

@@bankruptbritain6103 Not sure what the point of this is supposed to be. Is it supposed to imply Americans are incompetent? The United States military does more training, does more internal research, invests more in doctrine and personnel than any other country in the world by a country mile. It is widely accepted among 90% of defense departments in the world that the United States would clobber any country's military in the world and it would hardly be a contest. Everybody loves to talk down on the United States and Americans whenever they can, but whenever they threaten to pull their defense spending, all of a sudden they're selfish and are being hostile towards allied countries. Europe would have easily seen 4 more wars and you idiots would still be dying in them if it wasn't for the existence of the United States military. Nobody wants to upset them, and for good reason. It's the most powerful military force in the world. Stop talking so dumb.

[@scotthpsr]

Hi Mark, I am a big fan of your very interesting videos. Have we seen any change or improvements to our defences since the making of this? I really hope so!

[@i2c_jason]

It's equally terrifying and interesting to watch history repeat itself, being a huge fan of Mark's channel. I have low expectations for this whole thing dying down.

[@princeendymion9044]

It's only die down once Putin is thrown out of power, either by the west or his own people. The man is insane, and is already making threats towards Sweden and Finland

[@babboon5764]

WORSE - back then we had *a lot* of Politicians who had half a clue about defence. We'll be lucky if we have more now than can be counted on your fingers plus a regiments of idiots.

[@wkdravenna]

@@princeendymion9044 what's up with the Ukraineians cutting off all the water to chrimea ? My counties head of state is actually a Ukrainian oil man.

[@farzana6676]

@@wkdravenna Crimea is illegally occupied territory. There's no need for Ukraine to be continuing supplying services to an illegally occupied territory.

[@wkdravenna]

@@farzana6676 you are just gonna let all the crimeans die because their occupied ? What about Ukraine occupying what should be Poland or the fact chrimea used to be part of Russia but was given to the Ukraine by Stalin? Just asking. 🇺🇲 So they got invaded so were like fukem.

[@warrenbarnes9653]

Brilliant analysis. I do hope that the current situation serves as a “wake up call” before such a disaster. This reminds me a bit of the book written by U.S. President Kennedy, “While Britain Slept”, which describes Britain’s lack of preparedness during the 1930’s, despite a clear threat represented by Hitler. However, when called to action, there are no people more determined and tough than are those of the U.K.

[@KKTR3]

Did they have nuclear weapons in the 1930s

[@danielmocsny5066]

Look at what Putin has done to defense industry share prices. Nap time seems to be over for the somnambulating Western European allies.

[@Notchrhino55]

when called to action, there are no people more determined and tough than are those of the U.K. ? Yeah well that was in 1930's and the British were a lot tougher in those days, now however we are overrun with foreigners and the liberal left woke feminists have ruined the UK. WW1 was bad news for Britain, WW2 broke Britain, if we are involved in another European conflict it will be curtains for us and we have the useless politicians to thank for it all. They have systematically destroyed and run down our armed forces. In another era, from John Major to the clown we have running the show now would have been languishing in the Tower awaiting execution for Treason.

[@ismt101]

Denazify britain now. It's now or never

[@geraint8989]

Churchill would tell us that trying to avoid confrontation at all costs with Putin guarantees a future war with Putin. He understood this fact in relation to Hitler because Churchill was a historian. He spent years writing about the brilliant military tactician - and his own ancestor - the Duke of Marlborough. How ludicrous that some people believe that allowing Putin to conquer Ukraine without interference would result in a grateful Putin rewarding NATO by ending his aggression at Ukraine's borders. This is what should happen without delay: a preemptive strike by the full might of NATO on Russia's military bases. Russia would need to withdraw its forces from Ukraine to defend itself, and the war would be moved onto Russian soil. Better there than Ukraine and wherever Putin attacks next. There would be a terrible cost to waging war against Putin's Russia, but it is inevitable at some point. Better to gain the upper hand and not allow Putin to dictate the timetable and locations of the now-unavoidable war.

[@Mr.Schmel]

Mark: Here's how russia could attack the UK Putin: Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@rebekahbullivant4616]

🤣

[@Angel.Diez.Ovelar]

They still have KZbin ?

[@RasheedKhan-he6xx]

I suspect that's the intention. 😉

[@istvansipos9940]

in muh der Russia, you nyet take notes. In muh der Russia, the notes take you.

[@dougtheviking6503]

Borris Johnson better get back on it . Let Putin have Ukraine no need to prolong death and suffering. Putin won't stop. Then lock up the rest of the world . Cold War 2 is on .

[@KeithPrince-cp3me]

I recall as a child hearing regular tests of the air raid siren mounted on a tall post at the top of the road. In the 1980s I visited a large nuclear bunker on the outskirts of London then still in use, it had been arranged by CND, and was most informative, staff being on hand to answer questions on communication s, air filtration etc. it has since been closed and may have been sold off and even demolished. A large concrete bunker near where I now live in Norfolk that has been disused for years and the site is currently in the process of being sold.

[@ragingryan256]

This is a great insight from the British perspective! I thought Germany was the only government in Europe to minimize its defense spending to a massive extent throughout the past decades. Thanks for this!

[@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629]

nope they all did, merica picked up the bill. well not china.

[@mark12358]

@@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629 Today Bundeswehr is a mear ghost of what the mighty Wehrmacht was. They are the only Army to have the right to really DISMISS an order they would not obey to. It's really frightening, an Army as such!

[@ericbarthe21]

@@mark12358 As far as I know only an order that go against a law, eg killing prisoners of war etc.. At least when I was active, maybe it has changed with all the consulting from McKinsey.

[@martinkil50]

Don't we already spend 2% of our GDP on defence (NATO target)

[@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629]

@@martinkil50 nope Trump tried to get them all to fulfill their obligations but that was mean and racist merica should be the ones to pay for europe's healthcare and be the ones defending everyone but merica.

[@ralphgilmore]

As an American, United States Air Force veteran stationed in Suffolk during the mid 1960's, I'm wondering if the remaining USAF units in your country would have any role in defending Britain in such an attack? I would hope so. I have never stopped following British news, arts and culture, by the way.

[@sithticklefingers7255]

We haven’t stood up for our allies against military aggression in 30 years. Why start now?

[@sithticklefingers7255]

@Ben Jones I don’t think it’s 20th century Marxist we need to worry about. More like 21st century technocracy enabled by our dependance on technology and cyberspace. You are already deep inside the matrix, they just haven’t turned it on yet.

[@SIEBEGORMEN]

As all members of NATO I would guess they would automatically

[@HRradness]

@@sithticklefingers7255 you're right, it's the people like YOU we need to worry about

[@HighFarndale]

US F16s, usually based in Italy, flew over my farm in northern England today. I expect those F16 squadrons, along with the F15 and F35s from RAF Lakenheath would be forward deployed away from the UK.

[@bradmiech5743]

I'm a firefighter, 1985 the Queen visited Big Horn, Wyoming. My home township. Sheridan County Fire station based at the airport. Privileged to meet several RAF military personnel. Allowed onto the Queen aircraft. Most exciting day. Appreciate your channel. Thank God, and thank you 😊 peace 👍 ✌

[@richwinds7179]

why did the Queen go to Wyoming did someone play a prank on her?

[@bradmiech5743]

@@richwinds7179 The Wallop family, child hood friends. I've been told they're related? not sure Duke or Lord? Security very tight.

[@grahamfisher5436]

My girlfriend is a UK Ambulance driver/ crew Thank you for your Service 🧑‍🚒🚒👮🏼‍♀️🚑✅✅✅✅

[@keithroy9217]

Great to see you getting into the effects of historical developments on current situations. Just a pity so few in power are listening to your objective, and very thorough, analyses.

[@TheScaryTruthCatalyst]

I have had many enjoyable trips to St. Petersburg in Russia and I have enjoyed Russian hospitality and warmth on numerous occasions. It makes me so sad that I now find myself watching such a video from Mark Felton. Peace to Ukraine, Peace to Russia and Peace to us all....

[@richarddietzen3137]

If Ukraine is cut to pieces, there will be no peace for Europe and the U.S.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Evil is real. Denial is folly. Strength is stabilizing.

[@musaka2022]

@@richarddietzen3137 If?

[@georgebogdan397]

@@reallyhappenings5597 evil is the West

[@zypher4794]

@@georgebogdan397 the only evil here is the ignorant people who blame entire continents for the actions of a few and then claim to be righteous or justified. It’s people like you that keeps hate alive in the minds of people who don’t think for themselves.

[@mysticwanderer4787]

This should be broadcast on the BBC. Excellent evaluation of Britain's defensive capabilities. The only thing I would add is there is little doubt American forces stationed in Britain would respond to any attack as well. NATO offensive strikes at Russian targets would be devastating.

[@maxdecimus13]

This was my thought throughout, we wouldn't be seeing UK vs Russia but NATO vs Russia. They'd be having to do all this simultaneously to multiple countries.

[@alamore5084]

@@maxdecimus13 I pray you are right Sir. But our 'allies' like Germany sending duff missiles to Ukraine recently doesn't bode well. I worry they would provide us a similar level of assistance.

[@megapangolin1093]

@@maxdecimus13 They would go for the UK first, being the most pugnacious of all European states, and conveniently, an island where it can be treated as a "testing ground". Then when the UK has been levelled, the rest will just surrender.

[@shaunmarsh7930]

why would the BBC broadcast such intelligent info and not the normal anti British crap as normal

[@photoisca7386]

"Broadcast on the BBC", what era are you from? The BBC hasn't done anything positive for native-born Brits since newsreaders were white men dressed in morning suits and wing-collar shirts.

[@Arthur54321]

Brilliant analysis. Thank you to successive Governments and their strategy of "hope over reality". As an ex member of the forces I joined the HSF Home Service Force (Dad's Army) in the 1980's however this only lasted for a short time as the wall came down and everyone got complacent. In the 70's I remember doing radio exercises and the Russian "Trawlers" in the channel joined in blocking frequencies - a real game of cat and mouse - thanks Ivan - good practice. That's how close it was to the UK. We so need to get a grip. Well done Mark we should be sharing this on a massive scale because the population are walking around with their heads up their arses.

[@Tgspartnership]

well said

[@1Learn2Swim3]

This is the dumbest and most propagandized nonsense I've read in a while. Turn off the mainstream news, it's rotting your brain.

[@ejharbet6390]

It's the new world forced on us 0-60 in under 2 months

[@alandavies1054]

Basically we are in a mess…under resourced and badly lacking numbers. Oh well, we will have to do what we usually do…go cap in hand and beg the Americans to help us out. No doubt if it does happen our Politicians will tell us that we are the safest country in the world and all we need is in place…yeah right. Thanks Mark for yet another fascinating, but slightly alarming, analysis of the current situation 👍

[@nuntana2]

Not a great analysis really. He plays down the strength and tech of the RAF for one. A ‘few’ Typhoons? Lol. They’ve got more than 100 (+ hundreds of other aircraft)… they’d be stretched if there were a no fly zone over Ukraine, but who’s airforce wouldn’t be? Nuke capability aside, Navy has also been underrated. Do agree however that successive governments have trounced UK defence, as have all other European countries that count … the drive for post-war peace I guess.

[@lorrycamill6502]

Thank you Mr Mark Felton for your wonderful report and history

[@Jimmy___]

Appreciate your take on this, Mark. Hopefully this will remain hypothetical.

[@timmorodgers4271]

Well, I was a bit worried about the Ukraine situation but this video has completely put my mind at rest.

[@jfk9996]

Thanks for the irony.

[@davidpage4005]

Oh no it hasn't. !!!

[@ghjgbnhjjghjthknvf6379]

Well I guessed the UK had little military defence but this is shocking. Bloody governments let the military and defence get to a point that we can't actually defend ourselves, my ww2 serving grandfather would be shocked by the sad state we are in.

[@dronenoobFL]

Everyone wants to defund the military budget because it's "not needed" until it is needed and too late.

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

We can't even prevent illegal migrants landing rubber dinghies on our beaches

[@bruderschweigen6889]

@@SC-hk6ui it will only go nuclear if Russia loses

[@Thomas-rk4rl]

There's only an entire NATO between Russia and the UK, and it's not like the UK has 4th and 5th gen fighters to shoot down bombers or anything

[@jeremyd1869]

The UK is drawing down its army to about 100,000. Maybe they'll rethink that now.

[@turkeybird7679]

Damn good analysis. WAKE UP BRITIAN!

[@evanhub40]

Well done Mark. You really did your homework on this one, as you always do.

[@paulfollo8172]

@Nob Gobbler You are wrong. NATO is not ready to fight either, they have allowed the militaries to deteriorate. Germany is the worst of all the military is pitiful.

[@10beerman]

@Nob Gobbler yeah an no sock puppet either..

[@paulfollo8172]

@Nob Gobbler You are living in a Fantasy world my friend. Any country on earth can be attacked.

[@stanielsoncoochiesmellehsm6114]

No he actually makes mistakes we don't even use the rapier anymore it's been replaced

[@firefly8464]

As that old cliché goes, “The only thing people learn from history that people don’t learn from history.” Told to me by my history teacher in class sometime in 1975 🙄

[@flagmichael]

Georg Hegel, ca 1800.

[@WarrenCromartie2]

I submitted a FOI request to the MOD last year, when Russia started amassing its forces. I asked specifically what the UK Civil Defence plans were in case of a nuclear and conventional attack. I asked about public information campaigns, government assistance with shelter provision, or any plans to advise on shelter provision. Roughly one month later I got a reply, saying they were unable to answer my questions 'at this time'

[@celtspeaksgoth7251]

Good for you. I've been whingeing about the absence of published plans at a regional level for week. There is a disused coal mines with tunnels extend underground for miles just 8 miles away. Why hasn't that been repurposed - or maybe it has but only for local VIPs

[@corkcamden9878]

Did you actually expect them to tell you?

[@grahamfisher5436]

@@celtspeaksgoth7251 KZbin ON THE 8TH DAY nothing would survive

[@cliffwilkie4035]

Of course not, even though this is supposed to fall under the “freedom of information act”!

[@aussiejezza]

They can't get past Kyiv, I think the UK is safe

[@Daledavispratt]

Defense cuts are always popular until you're in a fight and getting you ass handed to you...

[@peterrees6346]

The fact that we are once again postulating these scenarios just 30 years after the collapse of the former Soviet Union is a tragedy for all humanity.

[@romulus3345]

I don't know what you've been watching the past 30 years. It's NATO's aggressive expansion into the former Soviet Union that has caused this.

[@donjuan8124]

@@romulus3345 how does everyone not see this? Baffling

[@CptMole]

@@romulus3345 NATO doesn't force countries to join, each eastern european countries have democratically chosen to join NATO and side with Western Europe.

[@handznet]

Russia - still same 🤬

[@MirkoFisk]

Nope Pete, it is an unforeseen tragedy of "nato community" hegemony.. Keep calm, don't poke the bear and saviour the "humanity"

[@pawelt4638]

As Winston Churchill said: ""You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war."

[@medassistph]

The pug-faced Butcher of India

[@gerardodwyer5908]

Churchill also said, "who hid the whiskey,".

[@GotoHere]

@St. Elmo Patron Saint of Doritos Some people are not satisfied with an incompetent foreign policy failed president that lets his master Putin take Crimera and Ukraine.

[@pawelt4638]

@@TreeSymphony52 war is not the past, war is already present in Europe and is comming because of the policy of appeasement towards Russia - exactly at it had come because of the policy of appeasement towards Hitler

[@stc3145]

@@medassistph Churchill had basically nothing to do with the bengal famine if that is what you are refering to. It was the fault of bad local colonial policy, refugees, Japanese bombing and food imports from Burma stopped.

[@zzzkoszzz]

This is not unique to the UK. Germany: “In my 41st year of service in peace, I would not have thought I would have had to experience another war,” Inspector of the Army Lt. Gen. Alfons Mais “And the army that I am allowed to lead, is more or less standing bare,” Poland: The Defender Europe 2020 wargames showed they had a problem. "Poland plans to double the size of its army to 300,000" -Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

[@jesuszamora6949]

This, I feel, is the only good thing out of all this nonsense. We've got ourselves a nice little wakeup call. The days of Europe not spending money on defense are over, or Europe as a vibrant collective of independant nations is over. One or the other.

[@andriandrason1318]

@@lilysweetx0x094 Your so woke man, you got everything down like you're syndrome 🤦

[@Notchrhino55]

@@lilysweetx0x094 Hahahahahaha

[@Notchrhino55]

@@lilysweetx0x094 Don't be so sure matey, once you get down to ordinary working class folks, the ones you would actually be fighting you'd be in for a bit of a shock.

[@lilysweetx0x094]

@@Notchrhino55 ISRAEL WILL TURN U.K INTO A PANCAKE🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱👍

[@frank9592]

Would be Interesting to see an update to this a year later ! great video

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

As good as all these points are as we've seen a lot of Russian air force errors over Ukraine it does seem the Russian air force might be lacking skilled pilots, spare parts, weapons etc, not that they should be underestimated.

[@genes.3285]

Russia has tip toed into the country. It's the opposite of the American style "Shock and Awe," slash and burn type of war. Look at the estimated number of civilian casualties, about 550 according to the UN, over a period of two weeks. Probably the U.S. racked up that number of casualties in the first one or two hours of the 2003 war on Iraq. About 75 of those casualties were inflicted by Ukrainian government forces against the Donbass region. Americans have gotten so used to Gen. Sherman's "War is Hell" way of conducting warfare that they cannot conceive of anything less.

[@nikolamitrovic4891]

@@genes.3285 👏👏👏

[@JeffLeChefski]

@@genes.3285 Russia has about the same GDP as Canada. They don't have a lot of resources or money. This is the last gasp of their empire.

[@vikakremer1688]

@@JeffLeChefski Yes but Russia pays it army a lot less. One has to adjust for currency valuation.

[@michaelprovoast2698]

@@genes.3285 those casualties are noted by the UN as being very a very low estimate. In Mauriopol alone the Ukrainians has stated that 1700 civilians have died due to the intense shelling. It is likely the number of dead civilians is in the thousands, and is unfortunately likely to grow immensely if Putin continues this war

[@JCinerea]

I'm glad that you mentioned the cyber attack option, because I don't think that people are discussing that enough. Russia could cause extreme damage and chaos by shutting down a country's banking system, for example. Or closing down power grids.

[@Northstar-Media]

I'm sure it's hardened for such attacks. All sides have been hitting out some big cyber punches grid went down in Taiwan for a time.

[@Farweasel]

@@Northstar-Media Your trust in the wisdom of our political leaders who could mandate such investment is touching. After watching Mark's video, are you certain its well placed? Even before Cameron & Osbourne scrapped the Harrier squadrons, they were a bunch of penny-pinching rose-tinted glasses wearing woke populariists more worried about who should 'take a knee to men in frocks' or whatever was the ludicrous Social Media offended moral panic of the week. The *first* *the* *prime* *responsibility* of *any* *governement* *is* the *DEFENCE* of the *NATION* & its *people*, not shaving half-pennies of income tax to buy votes from the ignorant.

[@theitems4242]

There's no real worry about that, they have been entirely countered so far in Ukraine. This war has taught me the Russians don't know their ass from their elbows.

[@kajet666]

Russia is not ten feet tall. Somehow it failed to shut down Ukraine. How is it going to shut down the UK? The tone of the video is really alarmist and fails to account for Russia’s lack of progress in Ukraine (despite firing over 750 cruise and ballistic missiles).

[@Farweasel]

@@kajet666 The inference of your statement is essentially 'So that's all OK the UK can take it'. Which is cretinous even for trolling with.

[@danielbliss1988]

Wow, the UK looks like a much softer target than the US or continental Europe. That's much fewer air bases than France or Germany (even though they theoretically spend a smaller proportion of GDP on defense) and no bunkers either. I have to wonder how much UK defense spending has also ended up in the form of CEO and shareholder yachts and second homes.

[@thatdognotthepuppy5809]

Because those brave souls obviously patrol the channel in their yachts and keep watch in those homes. You weren't really thinking that there could possibly be corruption, were you?

[@celtspeaksgoth7251]

Plus our government sends troops to places like Estonia, Kosovo and Mali and leave us to it.

[@danielbliss1988]

@@thatdognotthepuppy5809 What the rest of us call corruption, these people call "Cowes Week", correct?

[@99Michael]

The Russians only needed to send a fleet of rubber rafts to make landfall, the same tactic used by migrants crossing the channel. The Russian assault troops will be given accommodations and dispersed within the county with a voucher for food and lodging.

[@kalle5548]

“Why have dedicated air bases that could be destroyed when ever road is a potential airstrip”, is my favourite Swedish Cold War strategy, it’s called Bas90 and the theory behind it is that you can easily take a few air bases, but when those bases might be any road close to a forest it’s simply not realistic to destroy them all

[@hanzzimmer1132]

Just saying hello while I binge all of Dr. Feltons content. Cheers

[@Smithingtonsmithe]

Basically in the UK we have very expensive, very high tech and effective defence technology but not massive amounts of it - and we’ve scrapped all of our civil defence framework, bunkers and naval bases - sounds like Britain before the outbreak of ww2 - absolutely not prepared for anything apart from very basic self defence. Thanks to all those who served but it sounds like there needs to be a massive budget increase 😂

[@kierano8390]

or not xD military spending just makes people poorer, and when you look at how appalling our enemies militaries are, I think we don't need any more money xD

[@NorthCamZ]

@@kierano8390 that’s what everyone said before ww2 and look where that got us

[@kierano8390]

@@NorthCamZ no? people didn't say that, Germany didn't lose a war after rearming before ww2... did you just ignore everything I just wrote. please read what one says before making an argument against it.

[@kierano8390]

@@jerryfairgrieve7136 I think the video was asking the consequences of a conventional war, not a nuclear, in the event of such, it wouldn't matter about how many cruise missiles we can stop. the whole uk would be destroyed

[@AM-bf9tb]

Gotta save money and bring more immigrants in!

[@richardanderson2742]

When the politicians talked of the “peace dividend” at the end of the cold war, I knew this day was coming. The need for readiness never changes. Lessening readiness always leads to weakness and weakness always leads to bullies…..and bullies always lead to war. This was true in Roman times and remains ever the more true today. Frankly, those that helped to gut defense should be barred from public office.

[@asnark7115]

Where do you live that has "gutted" it's defense? Obviously, you aren't from the US or UK, so I think we can eliminate those possibilities. The only things we've "gutted" here are infrastructure, securities for people who have paid into our various systems and education so we can keep increasing the war machine budget.

[@weeeeehhhhh]

The winners of every modern war are those who can spend the most money and who have the most resources. It's not a sustainable model for any small country bordering a larger one.

[@richardanderson2742]

@@asnark7115 I was talking in the west in general, not country specific. As for the US, you must be a very young child not to remember the huge downsizing of the military in the 90s following the Gulf War. The reason we closed close to half of our bases in the 90s is we no longer had any military to fill them.

[@kennethhoppe2259]

SHOT

[@notastone4832]

@@asnark7115 Canada. when i asked my friends in the CAF and RCAF if i should join several years ago, every single one of them said no.. stated budget cuts and low morale

[@johnshaft5613]

Funny how the factors that led to WWII are more of less repeating themselves, and the UK can never seem to learn the lesson that defense spending is important.

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

It’s been hard to convince people ww3 is a possibility, even now. Nobody wants to hear it and politicians don’t get elected telling you things you don’t want to hear.

[@raycroal]

Listening to russias grievances and not antagonising them like we have been could have been more helpful than a million fighter jets

[@johnshaft5613]

@@raycroal Russia under Putin has been systematically invading nations in order to expand his empire and borders. His only true "grievance" is that he wants more land and power as existed in the Soviet era, the rest are just excuses for invasion. Appeasement (as it sounds like you are suggesting) has historically only emboldened aggressive egomaniacal dictators. History really does repeat itself, and no one wants to confront the truth....because the truth is frightening. But the longer we appease someone like Putin, the more he takes and the more dangerous stopping him inevitably becomes.

[@g8ymw]

@@raycroal What grievances? All I'm seeing is Putin trying to rebuild the Russian Empire Who he is taking lessons off I don't know Is it Stalin or Ivan the Terrible

[@raycroal]

the americans,the british, the isrealis take your pick

[@occasionalyirasciblegit4084]

Thank you very much for the enlightenment comrade. We will send over a couple of Bears immediately. Yours sincerely,Vlad.

[@typhoon2827]

Mark, FYI the E3 Sentries have been flying from Waddington recently. Whether this is pre-delivery to Chile air testing or in response to Ukraine/Russia, I don't know. But they're still here and apparently still serviceable.

[@saltymonke3682]

They were flying above Polish-Ukrainian border based on their ADSB

[@HelixRsix]

Mmmm I would think maybe they have a role in the current situation

[@carl48uk]

One was doing touch and goes at Birmingham BHX last week

[@VisibilityFoggy]

There is also a Pan-NATO E-3 registered in Luxembourg that is available to NATO member states. It has been airborne over the Ukraine border pretty much 24/7 as of late. The RAF could also use the F-35 as a pinch-hit AWACS if need be, or the Merlin HM2 variants that have been built.

[@gamingmello6729]

You have outdone yourself again mr.Felton!

[@WT.....]

In Summary: "If Russian attacks the UK, we're all f*cked." I'm still surprised to see such a video, but at the same time, I still appreciate the hard work that went into it.

[@mikkodoria4778]

I will be more surprise if UK can even call an army to defend those little islands

[@v4skunk739]

It will be us or US that attacks Russia first and it will based upon some lies like how they lied about wmds in Iraq.

[@tapeo1]

You guys really need to spend more on defense.

[@richardmarlborough6269]

no we aren't . a lot of people will die, that's all.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@@mikkodoria4778 They have a big and effective Navy. But yes a small army. But they also several hundred Nuclear Missiles at least 2 of which are in unknown locations.

[@bobyoung1698]

Well, that cheered me right up.

[@exactlybasically8603]

The fact that Britain has even scrapped its air raid sirens is beyond me. That seems like a very basic and easy thing to keep running. And I know that we still do here in the states.

[@killuazoldyck1352]

With almost everyone having mobile phones alert texts can be sent geographically, also with no public bunkers what is the point of warning people?

[@robertthomas5906]

I didn't think any of the sirens in the states still work besides nuclear power plant activated sirens. Even the fire department in the city where I grew up stopped using theirs in the 1990s. I don't think it's even mounted anymore.

[@1045Bas]

No it is actually quite expensive, in the Netherlands we have ±3800 sirens and it costs 4 million each year to keep those operational (according to the minister). Imagine what it would cost to keep operational air raid sirens in a country that is many times bigger than the Netherlands

[@treebush]

@@robertthomas5906 Did you forget the false nuclear strike on Hawaii? that happen not long ago?

[@ReptilianLepton]

@@robertthomas5906 Pretty much all of the local volunteer fire companies in my east coast state have sirens, but they go off with every fire, so nobody really pays much attention. Any of those sirens that aren't ancient relics can be set to different tones & pattens if needed, though meaning would need to be communicated in advance. The midwestern states have tornado siren networks that could do the same.

[@TheBrummie60]

Sobering fact: Switzerland and Sweden are riddled with underground nuclear-proof bunkers. Brilliant video, Mark, as always. So basically we're buggered.

[@pault5947]

A 'buggering' attack would be the worst of all

[@markoshea6833]

the Swiss have made some of them into hotels.

[@markoshea6833]

...and Sweden didn't need them.

[@dinkyman8591]

But what kind of world would anyone survivng in a bunker come out to?

[@gt4viking789]

‘ we are buggered…’ 😂 Yep, they can count on us! 🤪

[@bmused55]

You forget that the USA have a substantial number of planes and equipment stationed in the UK. Their Carrier fleet is also not far away. They won't just sit still as they will very likely also be targets. And they could literally have 100s of jets in the UK within 12 hours. And within 24 hours, hundreds of cargo carrying aircraft delivering CRAMs, Anti Missile batteries and the like. Russia is having a hard time in the Ukraine, and that's with fighting a force much smaller than the UK has. Would they score hits? Of course. Is it as bleak as you suggest? No.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Isn't the Ukrainian army much bigger than the UKs?

[@mattcolver1]

However you forget. The U.S. has an incompetent Commander In Chief.

[@JackHGUK]

@@mattcolver1 rather than a madman with a dictator kink?

[@paulaspinall919]

Unfortunately Putin also knows this so at zero hour 50 cruise missiles will be simultaneously launched at strategic targets. With a success rate of say 50% devastation will already have been achieved by the time any fast jets arrive.

[@mattcolver1]

@@JackHGUK The Ukrainians sure could use the billions of dollars worth of defense equipment Biden gave to the Taliban.

[@Curse44]

To imagine a conventional fight in which both sides would be using ballistic missiles to strike each other while giving the enemy the benefit of the doubt that none of these contain nuclear, biological or chemical warheads seems VERY unlikely. Such a war would turn into a nuclear exchange within minutes.

[@enduser8410]

This video made me realize how easy it is for countries to take for granted their military defenses. Though the UK is far from Russia, the vulnerabilities mentioned in the video are really worrisome. Combine that with the fact that you can't count on geographic barriers like say, Scandinavia or other NATO countries to come to your aid. I imagine a scenario where if there was all-out war and the UK joined the conflict while for example Scandinavian countries did not have the stomach to fight Russia, Russia would be able to fly over their airspace with impunity and attack the UK that way. As unlikely as that is, it's still a possibility that governments must account for.

[@dp-sr1fd]

Whatever you do, don't say "you don't have the stomach for a war with Russia" to a Finn.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

OK we can't defend our civilisation but we do have 6 year old Trans children and mass replacement migration.

[@laurikotivuori1585]

@@dp-sr1fd You right, but Finland aint Scandinavian, only a small part of the country is on the peninsula.

[@Zamandu]

We scandinavians hate Russia way more than you brits, there's no scenario where we wouldn't have the "stomach" to fight them.

[@holobolo1661]

I don't anyone expected Putin to pull a stunt quite like this. He's gone insane.

[@optical-illusion9996]

Would be good to see more of this type of content, perhaps a Mark Felton sypnosis on the current Ukraine conflict and potential war in Europe?

[@PeugeotSportClub]

Mark I think it would be interesting to produce a video on wether the UK could attack Russia the same way, what would be our targets and what equipment would we use?

[@billbyfield5985]

While all of this is true, it's neglecting a very important factor: NATO. If Russia were to do something like this (very unlikely), they would suffer for it from NATO allies, both from central Europe and from the North Sea. It also doesn't mention the fact that as of right now (and for most of the year), there's a NATO battlegroup of warships in and around the North sea. The UK certainly wouldn't be alone in defending from this threat. Russia would be insane to try it.

[@stevenobrien557]

Two words: Pearl Harbour.

[@PvtPartzz]

Hearl Parbor

[@xavierschneider5851]

@@stevenobrien557 And we all know how well that went for Japan... Why watch a history channel if you don't pay attention?

[@PvtPartzz]

@@xavierschneider5851 if you paid any attention in history you’d realize what a catastrophic attack Pearl Harbor was. In two waves of dive bombers and torpedo planes, they effectively destroyed the pacific fleet and had free reign over the pacific for over a year. The battle of Midway turned things in our favor and this was largely due to luck in a number of important factors during the battle. Had things gone differently, the war could very well have dragged on years longer and killed millions more.

[@f-86zoomer37]

The only way NATO and Russia get into a shooting war is if idiots like Poland allow Ukrainian pilots to fly air combat missions from their territory and using their Polish Air Force jets against Russia. If Russia suffers losses from Polish aircraft, they will have no choice but to bomb the airfields. They don't even need to suffer losses. If they shoot down a jet, and the wreckage has Polish markings, that's World War 3. Poland is being idiotic and hiding behind the US and NATO to play their dirty games.

[@koymokko2029]

I propose the following as the title of the next episode: ”How many Royal Air Force aircraft would it take to drive the Russian hordes out of Ukraine”. Best from Finland! Btw. We are one of the countries that for a thousand years have fought off the Russian threat.

[@TS-xj5mt]

Good luck with that now that they are nuclear you are not and your alone having decided to not be part of NATO.

[@cristianmicu]

respect for finnish people on their victory in 1939

[@TS-xj5mt]

Jebi Se correct well said

[@koymokko2029]

@@TS-xj5mt Dear TS, many thanks for your comment. We do not have nuclear weapons, but do have a trained reserve of 800 000 men and women. Our forces are equipped with modern weapons. Russia would run the risk of running out of men if they were stupid enough to have a go at us. Btw. The famous Molotov Cocktail is a Finnish invention from 1939. Happy to see that it is again being put into use by the brave Ukranians. 😁

[@koymokko2029]

@@jebise1126 Dear Serbian commentator, we indeed had to give up 12% of our territory and lost 25 000 men killed. However, the invader lost some 200 000 and was unable to subjugate us as a nation. Btw. The Molotov Cocktail is a Finnish invention from 1939. Happy to see it being put into such good use by the heroic Ukranians! 😁🔥

[@andyknowles4261]

That was a cheerful video! Unfortunately the civil population don’t realise how successive governments have decreased our capabilities. When I joined the RAF in 1972, we had a proper layered defence with radar stations, missiles and aircraft. At least the Daily Mail readers haven’t had any tax increases!

[@nowthenzen]

The Rich people in the West will just take their money and move to whoever is winning the war

[@johnthomson7696]

'71 me...left in '94. Big change by then and IMHO has gotten worse .

[@JohnSmith-ts8xp]

Not a whole lot of justification shelling out public money in peace time. Unfortunately it’ll be too late when it’s needed.

[@simonh6371]

I know the old bunkers (who weren't for the population anyway!) and ROC posts (and the ROC itself) have been dismantled. I wonder if it hasn't been replaced with hi tech early warning eqpt? That obviously nobody who isn't involved knows about (need to know). So we'll never know hopefully.

[@conservativedemocracyenjoyer]

@@JohnSmith-ts8xp tbh, that in itself is enough justification for increased peacetime spending

[@craigprescott6045]

It also grossly underestimates the UK’s ability to strike back.

[@daibando65]

Having served at the height of the Cold War, I’ve seen this coming since the USSR collapsed, it was only a matter of time we took our eyes off the ball while the Russian old Guard was biding it’s time

[@romulus3345]

Maybe you should open your eyes and recognize what's been happening the past 30 years. NATO's aggressive expansion into the former Soviet Union is the cause of this conflict in Ukraine.

[@RW4X4X3006]

For the average Russian Soviet, the Cold War never ended. It's a rabid blood lust, and they hold Gorbachev in absolute contempt, as supreme traitor.

[@RW4X4X3006]

@@romulus3345 How do nations willingly join NATO aggressively?

[@leod-sigefast]

@@romulus3345 Those 'join-bombs' must have really hurt. How many Russia civilians were killed due to those 'join-bombs'?

[@zrthia1754]

@@romulus3345 A truly brilliant man understands that NATO is a defensive alliance which cannot attack unless they are first attacked.

[@Connor085083]

Glad to see you raising awareness about this issue. Hopefully Ukraine will serve as a wake-up call for the politicians, and hopefully its not too late!

[@LunarKn1ght]

What more do you want, billions of dollars in weapons, funding, and food is being sent by NATO.

[@klebleonard]

too late, they're already invading british isles

[@williamluckhurst5646]

@@LunarKn1ght I think he's talking about the UK and other European nations building up their defensive capability.

[@cannibalcorpse75]

I agree. Countries need to stop building bio-labs on the borders of Russia, and installing proxy puppet governments to run them. Hopefully politicians won't use said opportunity to install their children into high level jobs in Ukrainian energy companies. That would be bad.

[@HurrpyDurrDerp]

Imagine placing your trust in western politicians after spending the past 70 years enriching themselves while our societies decay

[@martinhowell3475]

The next defence budget will make for interesting reading, its also worth mentioning the Russian subs having free run of irish waters due to the complete lack of anti- submarine warfare capability within the irish navy.

[@freefallu]

Ireland being a neutral country.

[@martinhowell3475]

@@freefallu it is, just like Switzerland and Sweden and they have serious miltarys to defend that neutrality, a recent irish defence report carried out by the chief of staff acknowledges this issue, big increase in irish defence spending coming up this year.

[@derekobeirnes482]

@@martinhowell3475 they can't even pay the military a proper wage, disgraceful

[@LN_997]

@@martinhowell3475 I highly doubt it unfortunately, the declawing of the Irish military over the last decade or so has been an intentional tactic by those goms in the Dáil. And its not likely to change any time soon

[@liamwright2510]

apart from the Irish sea, that is also classed as British waters don't forget

[@markwoods4574]

Excellent video Mark

[@davidhunt3808]

Britain has a history of downsizing its military in peace time WW1 and WW2 point to that . What military they do have is highly professional and well trained but it is always too small . Both political parties have run down defence and used it as a cash cow . Now Britain needs a capable and larger military Britain is found wanting .

[@davidoldboy5425]

Correct sir,, the Spanish Armada was a prime example. The Queen didn't want to give money for arms or gunpowder, hid then took all the glory and to cap it all scrapped most of the navy after.

[@Dannyhunter1970]

England were never peaceful they have been involved with America invadeing countries using nato to invad for resources England dropped bombs in Germany killing hundreds thousands them people done nothing but that's why England need to be careful as a lot of countries remained that

[@lipsee100]

In that case ,,why send our forces to defend other counties before defending our own country first.....

[@thomasthesearchengin]

Having served at both RAF Benbecula and RAF Buchan (now decommissioned apart from the actual RADAR site) it always struck me that there was literally no kind of defences in place. No Rapier systems or otherwise. We're vulnerable indeed.

[@Triggernlfrl]

It is the difference of being the defender or in this case the agressor. Britain does not need defences when they do not push Russia to far.

[@Sarge084]

No Rapier at Benbecula!? That's where the Royal Artillery live firing range for Rapier units is! It probably has more Rapier units on it than any other place at times!

[@shaunmarsh7930]

@@Sarge084 A range is where you train to use equipment not defend from

[@Northstar-Media]

@@SC-hk6ui Limited nuclear exchange is there such a thing your M.A.D

[@Sarge084]

@@shaunmarsh7930 Errm yeah, and it's full of instructors proficient in the use of the equipment and there will be units based there for training, I went there often enough!!

[@martinhogg5337]

A timely warning from Dr. Felton. He also shows what idiots our politicians are for leaving our defences threadbare!

[@ianwalton284]

that pic of Brandon and Borris made my stomach clench. 11:37

[@flyzart8148]

The whole video ignores other countries airforces, such as Germany and France, which would definitively stop the Russians with the RAF.

[@gentblue]

Or at least tying Russia into NATO, so making our biggest danger religious lunatics wielding knives. Horrible as they are, they don't reduce entire European cities to rubble!

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@@ianwalton284 shut up

[@Pikachu_25]

@@flyzart8148 The German Luftwaffe is existing on paper only. They couldn’t “defend” anything. The same is true for the entire Bundeswehr.

[@robertkristiansen3085]

Best Channel ever if You are intr in Military history and the Channel has a wide range of videos and they al are verry informativ and narrativ is just exelent. Keep em comming Great Work! wish You al a Happy Easter

[@MMG008]

Retiring the E-3’s years before a replacement was a stroke of genius, innit?

[@alexanderfoster3628]

The government cancelled Nimrod meaning there was a big gap without maritime patrol aircraft until the P8s came into service last year. The Royal Navy is planning to have a minimum 7 year gap when Harpoon is retired next year, leaving us without a heavy anti-ship missile until at least 2030. The new Type 26s are not being fitted with ship launched torpedos, instead relying on a single Merlin helicopter to launch torpedos. The Australian version of Type 26 will have ship launched torpedos. Despite the T45 being cut from 12 to 6 hulls they haven’t been fitted with the MK41 VLS meaning that they have no proper land attack ability and have fewer AAW missiles. The we have the grand plan to reduce the tank fleet to 138 hulls, which would be less than Sweden.

[@g8ymw]

No different to binning the Harrier about 14 years before the F35b came in

[@AdamPalatine]

The Luftwaffe had a few months to check and monitor Great Britain's defense capabilities, and the Soviet/Russian air force has been doing it for decades and decades.

[@224dot0dot0dot10]

If the Russian Air Force is so good then why can't they get air superiority over the Ukraine? If Russia can't defeat Georgia or the Ukraine then they probably won't be able to defeat Great Britain either. I am a Russian and I am telling you that the Russian Air Force is so weak in 2022 that the Russian Air Force cannot achieve full "air superiority" over former parts of the Soviet Union such as the Ukraine, Georgia and Chechnya. You should remember how Russia lost the first 1994 war against the Chechnyan rebels!

[@83442handle]

@@224dot0dot0dot10 Agreed. This Ukraine war is uncovering lots of issues with the Russian military in 2022. I was reading from military experts that the reason so many Russian trucks are getting stuck in the mud and breaking down is because they didn't do proper maintenance on the tires. They have 20+million dollar mobile missile trucks breaking down because of tires. Russia would be just having to deal with RAF in this attack scenario. They would be dealing with full force of NATO which basically Western EU with backed with the full might of the U.S. It would be VERY ugly for Russia.

[@eternalemperorvalkorion750]

@@83442handle they literally buy cheap Chinese tyres and expect them to not pop and also to run flat

[@224dot0dot0dot10]

@bruh If you were a corrupt politician living in a dacha mansion in Russia, then the best place to hide your political corruption would be to skim money from the Russian strategic rocket 🚀 forces by manufacturing very large quantities of ICBM missiles that don't actually hit the target 🎯 in the USA because the assumption is that the nuclear war will never happen so the ICBM missiles will never be launched, and if the French, British and American ICBM missiles are launched then the world is over and it is too late for the Russian ICBM missiles to launch anyway. So I would expect corruption and lack of funding to create non-functional ICBM's in the Russian strategic rocket forces.

[@224dot0dot0dot10]

@Rudolf Hillard Don't be fooled: if you know the history of the Russo-Japanese war or the "Crimean War of 1853 to 1856" where Russia fought against Turkey, France and England then you would know that my people, the Russian people have a 500 year long historical habit of losing lots and lots of wars whenever my Russian people are fighting all by themselves with no help from the 20th Century USA or the 19th century Germans! During World War 2, the Soviet Union received an almost unlimited supply of American trucks, food, fuel, equipment, ammunition and logistics sent from the USA to the Soviet Union through the port of Murmansk and the help from Great Britain and the USA was decisive in helping Stalin's Soviet Union to win World War 2. And during the War of 1812 against Napoleon, almost the entire East German ( or "Frederick the Great Prussian" ) army general staff led by Carl von Clausewitz left East Germany (Prussia) and traveled to Russia where the German Army general staff officers received Russian Army officer commissions from the Russian Tsar and it was these German military officers like Carl von Clausewitz who helped the Russian Tsar to defeat Napoleon and the French in 1812 !

[@derrymullins2116]

Hi Mr. Felton, I have watched, literally dozens of your broadcasts and would just like to thank you for these excellent videos. D.Mullins

[@russwoodward8251]

This is very eye opening. An excellent point.

[@seanoreilly7293]

I was at RAF Leuchars in the 70"s. Leuchars was the QRF at the time. I was in the RAF Regiment, we had rapiers missiles. For some absurd reason,the government decided that the army would operate the rapier systems. Penny pinching has seriously affected our ability to defend ourselves.

[@gonewrongdoll9913]

I was RAF ccf in 80's lightenings were all grounded . so somewhere in the Russian air force files will be photographer of me waving at them from a de Havilland chipmonk with both hands .training flight turned into an intercept of a TU95 waiting for a refuel . We hankered them for about 10 mins flying in front of tailplane behind wing . . So a child with no pilot licence in an aircraft twice his age lol Cheapo The crew seemed quite smiley friendly etc until someone came from the front then they stopped smiling

[@clonie9963]

Our own government is the biggest threat

[@mjc8281]

Thanks Mark!!! Living in a building that was half destroyed during ww2 this is just what I want to hear after finishing my work for the day!!!

[@snakeplissken83]

Thanks Mark, this makes me feel so much better...😅

[@pilotpug]

I love how the thumbnail suggest it would be Putin himself attack Britain. Your vids are great Mark, love them!

[@paulgregory4102]

I think if we were attacked in a nuclear scenario we would have no economy we would drag other countries down with less trading and a domino effect would take place

[@filanfyretracker]

I mean imagine the smile on the fighter pilot that bagged Putin's bomber.

[@pilotpug]

@@paulgregory4102 i think if britain were attacked with nukes then enough other countries would be attacked too.

[@paulgregory4102]

@@pilotpug yes they would I think aswell but we'd send a few back through our submarines it's a bad situation innit I think I've seen that Japan wants nuclear armaments

[@pilotpug]

@@paulgregory4102 yeah if it comes to that we're all fucked. Doesn't take much to start nuclear winter and wipe out like 75% of all land animals larger than rats. No bunker or food supply gonna save you from that.

[@Lupinthe3rd.]

i think mark should be given a knighthood. his contributions to historical education alone warrant it. Sir Mark Felton has a nice ring to it

[@pissoff234]

What you should suggest is to get rid of that greedy queen and the rest of that outdated monarchy and step up your military defences so the US doesn't have bail you out again.

[@OffsetFender]

Sounds like a retired Olympic rower

[@stevenhershman2660]

I agree that Sir Mark Felton has a nice ring to it. Great suggestion.

[@CL-vz6ch]

No, he's not sleazy enough to be a "Sir".

[@Lupinthe3rd.]

@@CL-vz6ch excellent point to note it. I guess will have to invent a whispering campaign of bad things he did on his behalf so he can get the award. :D

[@rob5944]

It seems western Europe as a whole has grown lax in recent years, I imagine that things are even worse than here in the UK. Having said that several sources have criticised the lack of anti-aircraft defense around Britain, this video states quite clearly what needs to be done immediately. This is regardless of the outcome of the events in the Ukraine. Let's hope something will finally be done, starting now!

[@jugganaut33]

Too late we’ve just pledged to take 20,000 Ukrainians. Each entitled to £50,000. £1billion+ a year. With £3 billion already invested into The Ukraine crisis. £1 billion in NLAW, stinger, humanitarian aide ontop of that. In the space of a few weeks. There wasn’t a budget before. There certainly isn’t a budget now. That’s before we’re all brought to our knees with a 40% increase in living costs

[@rob5944]

@@jugganaut33 well as I understand it Ukrainian refugees still have to go through a lengthy procedure in order to gain entry. For those without family here the situation is even more complex, apparently the processing centre is located in Arras, still at least it finally exists. I'm only going on what I see on the news and read in bulletins from established outlets. Our governments response has been lackluster at best and shameful at worst, I've no particular political allegiance but the current administration is a shambles. Perhaps I've fallen victim to confirmation bias, and as regards to the cost of living I think myself lucky to be safe and secure compared to some. Yes petrol is up and even food, surely a small sacrifice to make in order to try and preserve peace and freedom?

[@gus23a]

The same in Germany. After the end of the Cold War, basically everything was scrapped. No more bunkers, no more sirens, no more civil defense forces, no more anti aircraft installations, the Bundeswehr is weak a.f. also.

[@MrQwertyman111]

@@rob5944 Confirmation bias? Nope, you're just witnessing what we all are now in Europe. Our governments have been keeping Russia and it's oligarchs in power by paying for resources we needed, putting a blind eye to what was happening around us, and at the same time believing Russia would never go on a collision course with the west outside the usual rhetoric. This resulted in being unprepared for any migration crisis within what Europe considers itself to be, and at the same time in most countries military budgets were both shrinking and bloating with costs that sereved noone but subcontractors. This is the end result: governments wanting to take in refugees but lacking infrastructure or people, and sometimes even plans to put things into motion effectively. Our armies, outside of certain front line formations that serve on missions across the world, are great on paper but in reality far from what they seem to be. It's reported across NATO: huge chunks of budgets go to subcontractors where there's no need for it, like guarding bases... Like, seriously? Our armies can't protect thir own facilities and need to hire contractors to do that? Well, they do apparently. And the list goes on. Hopefully our "leaders" (and yes, I do agree: politicians made our countries ineffective at best) will get their stuff together. The world was never a safe place for Europe, and as it seems never will be. The sooner our politicians will get that into their thick skulls, the better.

[@rob5944]

@@MrQwertyman111 politicians? I don't know where your from but here the MP's vote themselves nice pay rises plus expenses on a regular basis. Meanwhile £14bn was blown on a trial for heat pumps, instead of more pay for nurses! We've all become greedy and lazy, choosing to import crap from China instead of making ourselves. The US is right, why should they pay to defend western Europe if countries won't even pitch in with 2% of GDP?

[@talkingdonkey1817]

It’s been a while so I just wanted to check in and remind you that your videos are always outstanding. Thanks for what you do. Cheers from New England!

[@danielmarshall4587]

Thank you Mr Felton, a good sober assessment.