Russia could launch a significant direct attack on the UK and more British citizens need to be ready to fight, the head of the armed forces has said.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said that although the chance of such an attack was remote, that “does not mean the chances are zero”. Russia’s arsenal of weapons was “something to fear” and the threat posed by President Putin was growing.
In a lecture at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) on Monday, he said the UK faced the same threat as Germany, which was reintroducing a form of national service.
