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A British Army Challenger 2 main battle tank fires during a live firing exercise with The Queen’s Royal Hussars at Hohne ranges, Germany. File photo: Cpl Ross Fernie RLC \/ UK Ministry of Defence via Wikimedia Commons (OGL v1.0)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Britain’s Defense Secretary is telling the country to get ready for war, and he has put a date on it.<\/p>\n

Defense Secretary Wes Streeting wrote in the Telegraph on October 24 that his \u201cdefining priority\u201d is to make sure that Britain is \u2018ready to fight and win a war\u2019. \u201cThat is the only metric that counts,\u201d he says. He sets out the danger that he sees, which is not of new hostility towards Britain but of new capability. \u201cOur adversaries\u2019 willingness to harm us is not new. What has changed is their capacity,\u201d he writes. \u201cBy 2030 their force strength and war economy could put them in a position to attack. That gives us a little over 1,000 days to complete our mission: to be ready with our allies to fight and win. This Government will make sure it is mission accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n

He writes that the \u201cgravest dangers of the 20th Century are returning, armed with the technologies of the 21st.\u201d Deterrence must come first, he says. \u201cTo prevent the worst, we have to prepare for it.\u201d In the first place that means ramping up our capabilities to deter our adversaries from attacking us. And if that fails, then we must make sure that Britain is ready to fight a war. It is a \u201cchilling\u201d message, the Daily Mail says, as Russia increases threats against NATO members.<\/p>\n

The warning is not being made in isolation. The \u201cBe Ready\u201d campaign, launched by the government this week, is urging households to store three days\u2019 worth of food and up to nine litres of water, as well as other essentials like blankets, cash, a first-aid kit and a wind-up radio, The Independent reported. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has insisted that the measures are \u201csensible\u201d and \u201cnot about panicking.\u201d GB News reported that Labour has also outlined harsh criminal punishments for anyone who tampers with undersea cables or energy pipelines, and plans to grant telecommunications powers to remove or disable services during a national emergency.<\/p>\n

Then there is the issue of money. Streeting says he is \u201c100 per cent confident\u201d that Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey will hit NATO\u2019s target of 3.5% of GDP spent on defense by 2035. Healey resigned as Defense Secretary earlier this year over the lack of cash on offer. But on Wednesday, Healey is due to deliver his first Budget as Chancellor and it is expected that the National Wealth Fund will receive billions, with a chunk of cash set aside for the British Business Bank. Some of that money could be invested in UK defense companies, such as those that produce drones and military technology. The move is intended as a downpayment on his 3% ambition by 2030. However, Healey will not set out a fully funded plan of how he intends to reach the higher target until next year\u2019s spending review. And the Shadow Defense Secretary, James Cartlidge, says that while the Conservatives welcome the extra cash, it must be part of a wider funded plan, with money for training and for stockpiling ammunition.<\/p>\n

He describes how under Labour defense spending is increasing at its fastest rate since the end of the Cold War. He accuses the Conservatives of leaving the country with the smallest army since the Napoleonic Wars. Every single recruitment target has been missed, he says, and there is very low morale within the army. The article from The Telegraph also includes comments from former army chief General Patrick Sanders, who says the world is as dangerous as it was during the Cold War, if not more so.<\/p>\n

There is no debate in Westminster about whether or not Britain should be moving to a war footing. Rather, there is argument over how fast it can be paid for. A government which has told the population to stock up with tinned food and plans powers to shut down services in time of emergency is planning for the assumption that war is coming.<\/p>\n

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