Business Insider: The UK and its NATO allies in Europe would lose a war against Russia because they are hopelessly 'outgunned,' a defense think tank warned
* The UK and its NATO allies would lose to Russia if they went to war as they are woefully outgunned, a leading defense think tank says.
* The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) said on Wednesday the UK is "comprehensively outgunned and outranged" by Russia.
* The London-based think tank notes all-out-war with Russia is "unlikely," but says the "UK's ground forces need to increase their deployable firepower if they are to maintain a credible warfighting capability."
* Russia has six times more military personnel than the UK. The UK has 215 nuclear weapons, compared with Russia's 6,800.
UK and NATO forces will be decimated in a war with Russia because they can't compete in terms of firepower, a leading defense think tank has said.
A Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) report said the UK will be "comprehensively outgunned and outranged" in a military conflict with Russia, "leaving enemy artillery free to prosecute fire missions with impunity."
This will "lead to the defeat of UK units in detail," the report, shared with media ahead of publication on Thursday, said.
"Whatever platforms are developed and procured, it is clear that the UK's ground forces need to increase their deployable firepower if they are to maintain a credible warfighting capability."
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