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🇬🇧🇷🇺THE ROYAL NAVY’S GOT 9 SHIPS. RUSSIA’S BUILDING A FLEET… While everyone was watching Russia’s tanks roll into Ukraine, Russia’s also been quietly cranking out warships like it’s running a military Costco. Since 2011, Russia has built 27 submarines, 6 big frigates, 9 corvettes, and 16 missile-packed boats. These aren’t your grandpa’s Soviet rust buckets—they come loaded with Kalibr cruise missiles (the ones that hit Ukraine), hypersonic Tsirkon missiles (yes, faster than a speeding bullet), and even a nuke-powered underwater drone that sounds like it belongs in a James Bond movie. Meanwhile, the UK sent 4 ships—including 1 aircraft carrier—on a “look at us” world tour, leaving 9 war-ready ships to protect home waters. Not 9 per base. 9 total. Some of their other ships are sitting in dry docks collecting dust. One destroyer hasn’t sailed since 2017. Another sub has been “getting fixed” for 2 years… And those 2 big British landing ships? Mothballed. As in, maybe going to Brazil. Seriously. While Russia teams up with China and Iran for global naval drills, Britain is stuck with photo ops and polite speeches. Once the king of the seas, the Royal Navy now basically needs a permission slip to patrol the Atlantic. So yeah—Russia’s got the boats… Britain’s got the band music and hopes no one notices. Source: Responsible Statecraft