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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Penuel Joseph Ares

UK Government Urges Britons To Follow 'War Book' Stockpiling Advice Amid Rising Cyber Threats

Government sources acknowledge that stockpiling advice will not resolve these deeper structural pressures. (Credit: House of Commons/Wikimedia Commons)

Households across Britain will be told to keep tinned food and bottled water at home as part of a new government drive to help the public prepare for cyber attacks and extreme weather, according to reports.

The advice, first detailed by the Financial Times, centres on reviving and updating a Cold War-era 'war book', a manual setting out how government and the public should respond to major disruption, whether from hostile states or climate-driven shocks.

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