BBC: Britain must be ready to fight a war in three years, the new head of the Army has said.
Gen Sir Roland Walker has warned against a range of threats in what he called an "increasingly volatile" world.
But he said war was not inevitable and the Army had "just enough time" to prepare itself to avoid conflict.
Central to this was doubling the Army's fighting power by 2027 and tripling it by the end of the decade, he said.
In his first speech in the role on Tuesday, Gen Walker said the UK faced danger from an "axis of upheaval".
Among the key threats facing the UK in the coming years, highlighted by the general in a briefing, is an angered Russia, which could seek retribution against the West for supporting Ukraine, regardless of who wins the war. » | Jonathan Beale, Defence correspondent | Ian Aikman, BBC News | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
