WW3 fears as ‘survival guide’ could be sent to all British households | UK | News
British households could be equipped with official “survival guides” as increasing global threats force authorities to prepare for a World War 3 scenario. The UK Government is reportedly preparing to update its War Book framework, last revived during the Cold War, including new measures designed to prevent hostile powers such as Russia from launching nationwide cyber and infrastructure attacks. While its contents are kept strictly secret, the War Book is likely to contain detailed reports on ensuring British food security and the supply of medicines, energy and industrial components necessary for use behind closed doors by the Government and military authorities in wartime.
Ministers are also considering releasing a public booklet teaching households across the country how best to prepare for the outbreak of conflict. my newspaper. The revised War Book is expected to be completed by the end of the year as fears about Britain’s vulnerability on the world stage continue to grow.
Russia has already engaged in covert forms of warfare against Britain and its European allies, including conducting submarine operations near undersea cables.
A Russian attack submarine and two spy submarines were tracked last month circling near critical undersea infrastructure in the High North, prompting Defense Secretary John Healey to warn Vladimir Putin that any attempt to damage cables and pipelines would lead to “serious consequences”.
News of World War 3 preparation plans came after NATO chief George Robertson accused political leaders of “corrosive indifference” in a scathing comment on the UK’s security earlier this month, warning that Britain was “under-prepared, under-insured and under attack”.
Speaking in Salisbury on April 14, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said: “We are not safe… Britain’s national security and safety is at stake.
“There is a corrosive indifference in Britain’s political leadership today. Paying lip service to risks, threats and bright red signals of danger.”
The government has faced criticism for delaying the publication of its long-promised 10-year defense investment plan aimed at delivering the Strategic Defense Review; Sir Keir Starmer had previously stated that the plan had been finalized but internal disputes were thought to have slowed progress.
Lord Robertson’s warnings also reflect growing concern in defense circles that Britain’s armed forces are ill-equipped to deal with modern threats due to problems such as manpower and equipment shortages.
Ministers have committed to increasing defense spending to 3% of GDP by the end of the next parliament, setting a longer-term target of 3.5%, and the Government has committed to delivering a Strategic Defense Review alongside “the largest sustained increase in defense spending since the Cold War”, totaling more than £270bn under the current parliament.
