'Deterrence is Always the Goal': UK to Send Strike Group to Arctic

Taylor Hathorn, fellow at the Independent Women's Forum's Center for American Safety and Security, comments on European nations stepping up their responsibility for national defense at the Munich Security conference.
Published: 2/17/2026, 12:19:11 AM EST

Taylor Hathorn, fellow at the Independent Women's Forum's Center for American Safety and Security, comments on European nations stepping up their responsibility for national defense at the Munich Security conference, with the UK planning to send an aircraft strike group to the Arctic.