LONDON, July 18. /TASS/. Threats from countries like Russia and North Korea remain real, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday.

"Threats from countries such as Russia and North Korea remain very real," she said.

"We need to be prepared to deter threats to our lives and our livelihoods and those of generations who are yet to be born," the prime minister added.

British lawmakers are currently considering the issue of modernizing the nuclear shield, which provides for the creation of a new submarine fleet equipped with the Trident missile systems.