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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Megan Howe

Army preparing for Russia war in disused London Underground station

In the dark, echoing tunnels beneath central London, soldiers move through a space that was once part of the capital’s transport network. Now, it is a command centre for a war that has not happened—but is being prepared for as if it already has.

The British Army has transformed a disused platform at Charing Cross Underground station into a fully operational military command post as part of a major NATO-led exercise simulating a future conflict with Russia.

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