Officials in the UK are increasingly worried about the country’s military and civic preparedness, fearing that the existing plans will leave the country “outgunned” by Russia.
“The country is’massively under-strength’ and we may need to’reorganise our economy’ in order to prepare to rapidly expand the military,” former Chancellor Philip Hammond said on the Peel Hunt Insights podcast.
An new strategy that would bring the old ‘War Book’—a Cold War dossier on how to respond to a nuclear attack—into the present era is being developed, a senior government
source told The Telegraph.In addition to outlining backup plans for senior officials and members of the Royal Family, it would specify how the government would react in the event of a full-scale attack.
A strategy for the days after a strike will be outlined in the “homeland defense plan,” which hasn’t been revised since before 2005. It will take into consideration potential threats like missiles, nuclear bombs, or cyberattacks.
It has been reported that the UK government is upgrading its military defense plans (HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images). )
The Resilience Directorate of the Cabinet Office would devise the strategy, which would include guidelines on when
