The last secret document was updated in 2005. The new version is to determine how the government should react to the declaration of war and how to manage the country during the war. It is also to describe the order of using bunkers intended for the protection of members of the ministers and royal family, iron and car roads, civil fleet, postal and telephone networks. In addition, the plan is to anticipate the order of broadcasting public programs and “collecting resources”.
According to The Telegraph, the plan contains several scenarios for the start of the conflict.
Two of them assume an attack on Great Britain using conventional or nuclear rockets. The plan for the first time also describes the script of the cyber war, which in 2005 was not a real threat. At the same time, as “The Telegraph” notes, it is unlikely that the plan should be made public in the next 10 years.
Insufficiently prepared
Earlier, the Minister of Defense of Great Britain John Healey said that during the previous government, created by the Conservative Party, the army was underfunded and “exhausted” to such an extent that She would not be able to stop the enemy if war began.
– Great Britain, like many other countries, has become very experienced and ready to lead [ograniczonych] military operations. However, we were not ready for war. And if we are not ready for war, we cannot stop [wroga] Healy said.
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In February 2024, the British Ministry of Defense published a report in which information appeared that the country's armed forces did not have sufficient preparation and resources to conduct high intensity war.
“Despite the possibility of rapid distribution of units and fulfillment of obligations [sojuszniczych] Our investigation has shown that it is not paid to sufficient attention to developing readiness to a total, long war. This should be changed ” – emphasized the Ministry of Defense in the announcement issued.
Ready for “four or five years”
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on the alliance members to prepare for a possible war with Russia for “four or five years”. “What is currently happening in Ukraine can also happen to us,” he said, paying attention to the need to increase defense expenditure. He stated that this was the only way to avoid a serious war in the territory of the alliance.
The head of the German Federal Intelligence Service Bruno Kahl warned, in turn, that Russia could attack NATO countries by 2030. He pointed out that Russian President Vladimir Putin strives not only to expand Russia's influence in Europe, but also to limit the US military presence on the continent. He added that Moscow's goals include not only the occupation of Ukraine, but also the creation of a new world order.
He noted that in the case of a potential war on the first line of fire, Ukrainian allies may be found. – Moscow's actions reached an unprecedented level. Putin will test the “red lines” of the West, “he said.
Fabian Hoffmann, a military analyst and researcher from the University of Oslo, warned that “the West is much closer to the war with Russia than most people are aware.”
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