The UK has to “actively prepare” for the potential of a “wartime scenario” in its homeland, a national security strategy has warned.
Published today, the National Security Strategy said it was “the first time in many years” that such an event has had to be considered.
It comes as Sky News recently explored what a Russian attack on Britain looked like in The Wargame podcast.
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The review highlighted Russia and Iran as potential threats, including saying that the latter’s “hostile activity” on British soil is increasing in an effort to “silence critics” as well as “directly threatening the UK”.
It added: “Meanwhile, some adversaries are laying the foundations for future conflict, positioning themselves to move quickly to cause major disruption to our energy and or supply chains, to deter us from standing up to their aggression.”
Responding to the report, Sir Keir Starmer said the UK is “facing daily challenges on the home front”
The prime minister told Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby that Britain is being targeted by “very, very frequent and very, very serious” cyberattacks
Energy security is also a concern following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while the PM also cited the threat of Iran.
“We have to guard properly against those threats, and we will do so,” Starmer added.
