Forum to assess security threats

BRITAIN and the United States are to create a joint forum to assess long-term threats to their national security, a British government source said yesterday.

The launch of the new national security strategy board is expected to be announced during the state visit to Britain.

“The new board will allow us to look ahead and develop a shared view of emerging challenges, how we should deal with them, and how our current policy can adapt to longer-term developments,” the government source said.