But it warned that “some” enemies are “laying the foundations for future conflict” and putting themselves in a position “to cause major disruption to our energy and or supply chains, to deter us from standing up to their aggression”.
“For the first time in many years, we have to actively prepare for the possibility of the UK homeland coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario,” the strategy said.
At the same time, “the threat to the UK and our allies from nuclear weapons is once again growing”, the strategy published on Tuesday said.
“Tackling this challenge is likely to be more complex than it was even in the Cold War, with more states with more nuclear weapons, the further proliferation of nuclear and disruptive technology, and the failure of international arms control arrangements to keep pace,” the strategy said.
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Boris Johnson shouldn’t have persuaded Zelenskyy to reject Putin’s April 2022 peace offer, that way millions of people less would have died and Ukrainian would have lost less territory.
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Much as I’m fond of a relatively neutral paper do you not feel the headline you’ve gone with is both misleading and alarmist?
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The UK must “actively prepare” for a war on home territory while the [threat from nuclear weapons is growing](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/tactical-nuclear-weapons-defence-review-3723770?srsltid=AfmBOopjh74UF8MmoAXlTupXWAj6t_5BMQY_X7EA-LeR1JD3sdf__xkh&ico=in-line_link), the Government’s national security strategy said.
The Cabinet Office document appeared to go further than the [recent Strategic Defence Review](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/britain-must-ready-itself-for-war-strategic-defence-review-to-say-3688107?srsltid=AfmBOooeKcsiN5TKlaX7vvSqye0QXcMIbHhBSzrhnALSN-g-uwm5MiIs&ico=in-line_link) in warning of a “direct threat” against the UK.
It said countries like Russia and Iran are already carrying out [cyber attacks](https://inews.co.uk/topic/cyber-attacks?srsltid=AfmBOoo1j4YOh_jfUZufiqZyGygYVh8HFwPmPTK3ZEGOZE8VQp7xfGty&ico=in-line_link), sabotage and directly threatening the UK.
But it warned that “some” enemies are “laying the foundations for future conflict” and putting themselves in a position “to cause major disruption to our energy and or supply chains, to deter us from standing up to their aggression”.
“For the first time in many years, we have to actively prepare for the possibility of the UK homeland coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario,” the strategy said.
At the same time, “the threat to the UK and our allies from nuclear weapons is once again growing”, the strategy published on Tuesday said.
“Tackling this challenge is likely to be more complex than it was even in the Cold War, with more states with more nuclear weapons, the further proliferation of nuclear and disruptive technology, and the failure of international arms control arrangements to keep pace,” the strategy said.
Boris Johnson shouldn’t have persuaded Zelenskyy to reject Putin’s April 2022 peace offer, that way millions of people less would have died and Ukrainian would have lost less territory.
Much as I’m fond of a relatively neutral paper do you not feel the headline you’ve gone with is both misleading and alarmist?