Is it time for the United Kingdom to go on a war footing?
Keir Starmer seems to think so. His government is busily updating the Cold War-era war plans that were last looked at seriously 20 years ago.
EXC: Britain is secretly preparing for a direct military attack by Russia.
Officials have been asked to update 20-year-old contingency plans, first used to plan for a nuclear attack during the Cold War, which would put the UK on a domestic war footing.https://t.co/sLbhAxyMdN
— Tony Diver (@Tony_Diver) May 5, 2025
There’s nothing unusual about major powers having war plans for outlandish scenarios sitting on the shelf. No doubt the United States has plans for a Canadian invasion (which, come to think of it, is no longer as far out of the realm of possibility as you would think). Every once in a while, strategic planners will update them, both as a contingency…
