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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Dalton

Prepare for ‘state-sponsored terrorism’ and cyber attacks to cause food shortages, Streeting warns

Britons should prepare for food shortages if “state-sponsored terrorism” disrupts everyday life, the defence secretary has said in a stark new warning on the “real” threats facing the UK.

People need to start to stockpile food, water, medicine and wind-up radios, Wes Streeting said, raising the spectre of hostile powers launching cyber attacks on key infrastructure.

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