Britain's most senior military officials are increasingly warning that the world stands on the brink of major conflict and that the British state must urgently prepare for the possibility of global war.
The threat environment confronting the United Kingdom has shifted dramatically in recent years, according to senior military leaders and defence officials. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, China's growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, and the spread of sophisticated weaponry among rival states have combined to create what some describe as an unprecedented period of geopolitical danger. This convergence, they argue, demands not just stronger armed forces but a national effort to deter war and prepare society for conflict.
