“Britain is “rapidly developing” plans to prepare the country for a possible war, said Alistair Carnes, the junior minister for veterans’ affairs.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to Sky News
Direct speech of the official: “The shadow of war is again knocking on Europe’s door. This is a reality. We must be ready to avert it.”
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Details: He noted that the level of hostile intelligence activity – espionage, hacking and physical threats – against the British armed forces and the Ministry of Defense has increased by more than 50% in the past year.
Most often, Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are suspected of illegal actions.
The government therefore set out to create a new counter-intelligence service to strengthen the country’s ability to detect and disrupt the intelligence operations of enemy states.
Carnes added that the British government has also merged the various intelligence units of the army, navy, air force and intelligence of the Ministry of Defense into a new organization called Military Intelligence.
He visited the top-secret military spy base in Cambridgeshire, along with Under-Secretary of Defense Louise Sander-Jones and a group of journalists, to announce the organizational changes.
When asked by a reporter what sacrifices the British people might have to bear in the event of war, Carnes said: “There is a lot of work going on now between us (the MoD), the Cabinet and the whole of society to understand what conflict means and what everyone’s role in society is if we go to war and prepare for war.”
He emphasized that it is not only about the deployment of the military, but also about the protection of every centimeter of the territory.
“This work is ongoing now, it is developing rapidly. We need to act as soon as possible to make sure that this is reinforced,” explained the minister.
He noted that the army, navy, and air force respond to crises, but “society, industry, and the economy win wars.”
Sky News recalls that the UK previously had a comprehensive plan for the transition from peace to war called the “Government War Book”, which contained instructions for all sections of society, from the army and police to schools, hospitals and even art galleries.
However, as the British broadcaster writes, this huge training system, which was expensive to maintain, was shelved after the end of the Cold War.
Now, Carnes’ comments indicate that the authorities are preparing a modern version of this doctrine.
According to the junior minister for veterans’ affairs, many people in the UK today do not see, hear or feel the danger, even as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, affecting the cost of fuel.
“We need to get this across to people so they understand, not to scare them, but to be realistic and understand where these threats are coming from and why defense and a whole-of-society approach is so important,” he concluded.
Prehistory:
- Carnes recently said that the country’s military would be destroyed within “six months to a year” in the event of a major war.
- Britain’s army is at its smallest since the 1700s, although Deputy Chief of Defense Staff Rob Magowan insisted last month that “if the British Army is asked to fight tonight, it will fight tonight”.
- Earlier it became known that Britain is scrapping five warships and more than ten military helicopters and drones as part of a cost-cutting program. The UK is currently conducting a Strategic Defense Review.