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Mind the drone gap: war games begin inside secret Nato bunker in London tube station
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Mind the drone gap: war games begin inside secret Nato bunker in London tube station

The Guardian · May 22, 2026, 12:24 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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British army is 80-90% short of drones as military exercise aims to build on European defence startegy Deep in Charing Cross underground station, in the disused terminus of the Jubilee line, a secret Nato command bunker has this week been discreetly at work. Dozens of mostly British soldiers were engaged in a war game defending Estonia from a Russian invasion in 2030, unbeknownst to commuters and tourists bustling above.The secret chambers are behind two sets of normally locked, metal double doors. A red glow at the bottom of the escalator beyond is the first sign of troops below; next are mocked up newspaper covers pasted over ageing adverts. A British Nato force has deployed to Estonia they blare, in response to a Russian massing of troops on the border. Continue reading...

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