Former UK Tory minister and Defense Secretary Grant Shapps have emphasized the need for the UK to increase defense spending, stating that the current global situation has shifted from a post-war to a pre-war era. Shapps warns that NATO allies failing to meet the 2% defense spending threshold are risking security.
World in ‘pre-war’ period – UK defense minister NATO members who fail to meet the 2% defense spending threshold are playing ‘Russian roulette,‘ Grant Shapps has said https://t.co/ps0oblKbid https://t.co/nXTLFCA2YY
🇬🇧 The world has moved from the post-war to the pre-war era , wrote British Defense Minister Grant Shepps in an author's article for the "Daily Telegraph" newspaper. NATO allies committed to spending two percent of GDP on defense ten years ago and we should plan an increase to… https://t.co/NVtMnAWXmH
🚨🇬🇧UK: WE ARE NOW IN A PRE-WAR WORLD Echoing comments the Polish PM made last week, the UK Defense Secretary, speaking about NATO, warned: “Today, we must give urgent thought once again to the alliance’s future. We have moved from a post-war to a pre-war world.” Source:… https://t.co/99GadSW6j2
A former Tory minister has urged the UK to "lead the way" on defence spending, warning the country is facing a greater threat now than during the Cold War. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/JJhjOGkr13
UK should 'lead way' on defence spending as threat now 'much greater' than Cold War, ex-minister says 🔗 https://t.co/BWbFONzZF0