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Milo Boyd

Ex-Army boss refuses to rule out World War Three and fears use of nuclear weapons again

The former head of the British Army has warned we “can’t rule out World War Three” as Russia continues its bombardment of Ukraine.

General Sir Mike Jackson said the world was now in “unchartered territory” and that he is increasingly fearful nuclear weapons will be used on people once again.

When asked directly if he feared the Ukrainian conflict would lead to a global war, he said: “I can’t rule it out. I find that very hard to say.

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