US EditionBritain must prepare for war with Russia by 2030, warns ex-Army chief
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 11 – General Sir Patrick Sanders warns UK military understrength and calls for civil defense improvements amid risk of conflict with Russia by 2030, citing Finland's 4.5 million bomb shelter capacity.
- General Sir Patrick Sanders, former head of the British Army, warned last summer that the UK must prepare for a possible war with Russia by 2030.
- He warned that should Russia cease its military operations in Ukraine, it could soon develop the ability to carry out a limited assault on a NATO ally, necessitating UK involvement by 2030.
- Sanders criticized the government for delayed action, citing cost and low threat perception as reasons previous resilience measures, including bomb shelter discussions, failed.
- He called for implementing protective measures similar to those in Finland, where shelters exist to accommodate millions, emphasizing the urgent need to strengthen resilience.
- His warnings imply the UK must accelerate rearmament, build civilian shelters, and improve air defenses to face a realistic risk of large-scale conflict by 2030.
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Former head of the British Army General Patrick Sanders declares “realistic possibility” of war with Russia within five years
Sanders “cited Finland as an example the UK should consider,” the Telegraph reports, telling the paper, “Finland has bomb shelters for 4.5 million people. It can survive as a government and as a society under direct missile and air attacks from Russia. We don’t have that.”
Britain's security experts are calling for a change of course: the risk of a war with Russia is growing. Europe is gearing up to deterrence.
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Russia's attack on a NATO country is possible by 2030, warns former army chief Sir Patrick Sanders. He demands bunkers, air defense – and an end to self-deception.
The Great Britain must prepare for a war with Russia in the next five years, building wealth and investing in air defence, warned former military commander Sir Patrick Sanders, who resigned from the position of Head of State Major General last year. He said that the Great Britain must accept that the war with Putin by 2030 is a "real possibility", writes The Telegraph.
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