Why is the UK ‘actively preparing for war’? | BBC News

The UK must “actively prepare for the possibility of the UK coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario.”

That’s a quote from the UK government in its 2025 national security strategy.

The document also said threats from other countries were on the rise, and that the UK had been “directly threatened by hostile activities.”

But what are these threats? And what would war even look like in a modern age?

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Post from BBC News on July 13, 2025

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