The United Kingdom Armed Forces moving to warfighting readiness to support NATO Defence24 com 16.09.2025 12:46 DrukujPDFFot. The widely held Western belief in a post-Cold War „Peace Dividend” led to a progressive weakening of the UK Armed Forces and the resilience factor within society at large. AdHow will the Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) be structured? Building on the legacy of the UK Strategic Command, CSOC’s greatest strength remains its people as it is a force of specialists united by a shared mission, acting with purpose and putting the Defence mission first. In addition to the UK, CSOC is also a powerful unifying instrument to support and enhance unwaveringly its Allies in strategically vulnerable areas such as Ukraine, Poland and the whole of the Eastern Flank of NATO and this sends a clear message of UK support and real commitment to all its Allies everywhere.