The UK government is drawing up a new 'War Book' to guide how the country would respond in a major conflict, as a defence expert warns Britain may have no clear 'last days of peace' before modern war breaks out, according to the University of Exeter.
The UK's previous 'War Book', a detailed, classified manual setting out who does what when war is looming, was scrapped in 2004. It had underpinned Whitehall planning from 1939 onwards, laying out how departments would mobilise the economy, control information and protect critical infrastructure.
