Britain should prepare for the possibility of a “Battle scenario ” On the soil of the house, a major new government review has been warned.
The National Security Strategy published on Tuesday has released Grim warning as events Middle East And with the war of Russia Ukraine Continue adding to international instability.
It comes exactly 48 hours after Iran threatened to target Britain’s bases After the US attack on its nuclear features, Before announcing a ceasefire last night.
The strategy also recommends that UK citizens undergo “National Flexibility Practice” Invasion At home
“For the first time in many years, we have to actively prepare for the possibility of the UK’s motherland to be in the direct threat, possibly in a war -time scenario,” the strategy warns.
It states: “The next year will test the United Kingdom … This direction takes – and the decision we make – it will re -connect through decades.”
It said that Britain would need “agility and courage to be successful”, but the country should be optimistic in part due to “determination of the British people”.
“Finally, we do not need to see very far in our history for example of an entire society’s effort, inspired by a collective will to keep each other safe. We can re-gather that feeling and use it to build our national security and our country.”
Cabinet Minister Pat McFaden told the MPs that the whole country should have been “clear-eye and hard-edited” about the dangers that are in front of it.
Sir Kir Stmper has announced that he intends to up to 5 percent of GDP expenditure on defense and national security on a visit to NATO Summit.
Just a few hours later, his government published a strategy, warning that Russian cyber attacks and sabotage and Iranian “hostile activity” are growing in the UK.
In the document, ministers also promise “greater strength and stability” in the way they treat China.
The government has also planned to practice a cross-government practice on how to deal with crises like future epidemic at the end of this year.
On flexibility training, strategy requires public, as well as business and academics to adopt good practices on cyber security.
“This means asking the private sector to join with the law enforcement to protect people online from harmful and illegal materials, and ensure that human safety remains at the forefront of AI,” the document said.
“This is our next task: to gather the nation in the common cause of our national security.”
The public will be informed about the preparations for the risks, while the “annual national practice” to test the preparations of the society, although what will be included is not expanded.
There will also be training for “all in our society” that play an important role in national flexibility, while the important national infrastructure will be preserved in an attempt to vandalize.
Countries across Europe are also preparing for a possible war.
At the end of last year, millions of Sweds were sent to a pamphlet, advising them how to prepare and face it in the event of war or any other unexpected crisis, as the war of Russia in Ukraine continued to move forward.
Around the same time, Finland also published a fresh advice on “events and crisis preparations”.
Chhaya Foreign Secretary Dame Preeti Patel accused the government that they were not enough about how they would reach the target of the main defense spending, claiming that ministers offered only “smoke and mirrors”.
He urged Mr. McFideen to “provide a plan to reach 2 percent, and he would not pay attention to our call to reach 3 percent by the end of this Parliament, which would be important, and a significant step in the way of that high defense spending that he is seeking”.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lamy has announced a £ 290M fund to reusion FCDO with 200 new data analysts as it cuts the number of diplomats.
Foreign Secretary wants a “lean and meaning” foreign office, but is also using money to invest in a new college of diplomats.
They told Independent: “The national security strategy says that diplomacy allows us to gain strength abroad and provide security for British people.
“I have committed FCDO to invest £ 290 million to create the world’s most technical-forward Foreign Ministry by 2030. Through this new fund, we will appoint 200 more data and tech experts and set up a college of British diplomacy focused on the 21st century equipment and tradecraft.
“These new tools and investment will free diplomats from their desk in whitehall, excluding them into the world where they can create the biggest difference in the development and safety of the UK.”