LONDON, England – Across Europe, leaders call Russia the greatest and most urgent threat facing the continent. Germany’s intelligence chief warned recently that Vladimir Putin would not hesitate to attack a NATO member. That’s why the alliance is scrambling to prepare for a direct military confrontation with Moscow.
Dr. Simon Anglim, a leading British military expert and professor at the Department of War Studies at King’s College in London, worries that his country’s armed forces are not ready for a war with Russia.
“What keeps me awake at night is the possibility of direct attacks on the United Kingdom possibly by missiles or long-range bombers,” Anglim said.
A February report by Parliament found Britain running low on its stockpile of weapons, munitions, tanks, and other fighting equipment. Plus the military is losing personnel faster than they can recruit them.
It comes amid warnings that NATO countries may have just three years to prepare for all-out war with Russia.
“We have virtually no defense against missile attacks, we have limited numbers of fighters to defend ourselves from bombers. This will need to be rectified if we are going to continue to take the stance that we do against Russia,” Anglim said.
Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine,
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