Great Britain in panic. The head of the Cabinet, Teresa May, demanded from the Ministry of Defense that the United Kingdom is still on the same level as the world military powers of the first order. According to May, the world has changed, so London must "rethink" its capabilities, in particular, to assess its potential in cyber war, and also in terms of countering the threats coming from Russia. "People clutched their heads," the Premier commented to the Financial Times. According to the newspaper, May's doubts about the defense capability of the state had an "explosive effect" on the Defense Ministry. Press Secretary Mei even had to make excuses: "It is absolutely wrong to assume that the current position of Britain as the leading country in the field of national defense has been questioned," the representative of the British premier quotes RIA Novosti..

"The Prime Minister is resolutely committed to maintaining the strength of the British armed forces and their ability to withstand and, if necessary, eliminate the threats that we face," said Downing Street. However, the defense minister Gavin Williamson did not reassure. Now the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain is boiling the work: they are preparing a report for the prime minister, in which it will be clearly described what the "modern military power" is and how the power of the Kingdom correlates with the military potential of the US, Russia, China and France.