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UK Army Chief Warns of Urgent Need for Readiness Against Emerging Global Threats

General Sir Roly Walker emphasizes modernization and technological advancement to counter potential alliances of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea by 2027.

Private Patrick Rodgers of the Anglian Regiment, 2nd Battalion maintains the perimeter as a Chinook helicopter carries out a medical evacuation during a military exercise on Salisbury Plains on July 23, 2020 near Warminster, England. "I have a bold ambition to double our fighting power in three years and triple it by the end of the decade," General Sir Roly Walker, the new chief of the U.K.'s General Staff, said during a land warfare conference in London on Tuesday.
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Overview

  • Britain must be prepared to fight a major war within three years, according to the new Army chief.
  • General Walker highlighted the convergence of threats from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea as a significant concern.
  • The strategy focuses on enhancing the Army's lethality through technology and smarter tactics rather than increasing troop numbers.
  • Prime Minister Starmer has pledged to raise defense spending to 2.5% of national income, though no specific timeframe has been set.
  • General Walker warned that failure to modernize could leave the UK vulnerable to multiple coordinated threats.