Sleepy UK village tipped as ‘spy hotspot’ the place Russia and China collect intel
A sleepy village within the UK could possibly be a “spy hotspot” because it tops the Kremlin’s record of potential nuclear battle targets.
Brize Norton might maintain a inhabitants of lower than 1,000 however its presence close to an elusive British navy base might make the place a spot of curiosity for Chinese and Russian operatives.
Given how shut the small civil parish is to RAF Brize Norton, Professor Anthony Glees believes it’s a “number one destination” for spies despatched out by dictators throughout the globe.
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Espionage missions in and across the navy base may even see the likes of Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-Un and Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khameini ship their finest operatives to the small patch. The village is “firmly in these monsters’ sights”, Glees claimed when chatting with the Daily Star.
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He mentioned: “Brize Norton has two worries, I think. First that it is of course a prime target were the UK to come under attack from that evil trio of supreme leaders, Putin, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, and even fat Kim Jong-un.
“The good people of Brize Norton needs to be in little question that they’re firmly in these monsters’ sights. But that shouldn’t be their solely fear.
“Brize Norton itself is also likely to be a number one destination for the spies of these countries and of China. It’s not only about what’s flying in and flying out but also the frequency of flights, that the UK’s enemies will want to know about.”
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Routes to and from the small village are far simpler than first thought, with hyperlinks to Oxford and again believed to be a surefire route for wealthy Russians to “mosey over at any time”.
Expert Glees added: “It’s easily reached from Oxford, for example, home to a large number of very rich Russians, and smaller numbers of visiting Iranians and many Chinese, all of whom can mosey over at any time, without let or hindrance, let alone any British agents these hostile powers may be paying.”
As Brits could also be requested to start combating for “King and nation“, it may pay for these dwelling in Brize Norton to heed the recommendation from Professor Glees, who steered an outdated tactic from World War Two.
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He mentioned: “In World War Two the authorities used to ask Brits to keep an eye open for nuns with hairy legs in pubs (on the grounds they could be German spies) or people asking the way to ‘By-cester’ which they meant ‘Bisster”.
“I think Brize Norton people are likely to be equally protecting of the world-beating strategic and tactical asset that is on their doorstep.”
Said “tactical asset” alludes to what Brize Norton’s base holds. Some recommend the world is the place Trident nuclear defence programs are saved, whereas others consider the world could possibly be the primary domino within the fall of Western Europe ought to it’s destroyed.
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