UK Prepares for Russian Military Challenge

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton warns of Russian threat, urges readiness.
Russia expanded military to 1.1 million, consuming 7% GDP and 40% government spending, developing destabilizing weapons.
Russia's cyber attacks include sabotage, undersea cable damage, spy ships, and potential 7.64bn loss from satellite loss.
UK must build defense capacity, grow skills, increase resilience with £50m colleges, defense spending to rise to 2.5% GDP by 2027 and 3.5% by 2035.
Western officials report increased threats against UK forces, with most lacking armed-forces experience, 65 years since national service ended.
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