Britons could face conscription almost immediately if World War 3 pulls the UK into a major ground conflict, a former MP and ex British Army officer has warned, as fresh reports point to a Royal Navy destroyer being readied for possible deployment amid intensifying violence in the Middle East.
For context, the latest anxiety has been fuelled by claims from sources briefed on UK thinking who told The Times that HMS Duncan is 'likely' to be dispatched after a reported drone strike on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia, a scenario that has pushed once theoretical talk of escalation into the day's news cycle.
