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The UK government said Wednesday it has no plans to introduce conscription, after the head of the British Army said a “citizen army” would be needed to fight a future war with a country like Russia. Chief of the General Staff Gen. Patrick Saunders said preparin...

Have your say a British Army head ignites calls for a “citizen army” amid fears of future war with a country like Russia

General Sir Richard Sherriff tells Sky News that even if Russia is defeated in the war against Ukraine, it is going to remain determined to rebuild another empire, subjugate Ukraine, and then move on to other ex-Soviet countries, like NATO members. That could mean war with Russia.

A warning from the head of the British Army that the UK would not be prepared in the event of a war should be listened to carefully, a former defence minister has said.

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The U.K. government said Wednesday it has no plans to introduce conscription, after the head of the British Army said a “citizen army” would be needed to fight a future war with a country like Russia. Chief of the General Staff Gen. Patrick Saunders said preparing for a potential land war would have to be a “whole-of-nation” undertaking. Saunders, who has long argued for more military spending and is due to leave his job this year, said that “within the next ...

A Top British General has warned that the British Army in its current state is too small to deal with the current geopolitical situation around the world, and is in dire need of improvement.

Looks like we’re not the only country taking a gander at our military, wondering where all the bodies went, and where one might scrape up some new ones. The difference being here – where t...

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