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flag UK warns of worst security threat in decades, boosting defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.

flag UK Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton warns the country faces its most dangerous security environment in decades due to escalating Russian threats, urging a nationwide effort to strengthen defence and resilience. flag Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute, he emphasized that deterrence now requires a unified national approach involving industry, universities, infrastructure, and public services. flag Knighton announced £50 million for new defence technical colleges to accelerate training and highlighted the UK’s planned rise in defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035—the largest sustained increase since the Cold War. flag He warned of Russia’s efforts to undermine NATO, particularly through naval expansion in the Arctic and Atlantic, and stressed the need for innovation, infrastructure rebuilding, and societal preparedness amid growing global instability.

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