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Jul 2024
10m 12s

A three year, Third World War warning

THE TIMES
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The new head of the British army warns there are just three years to prepare for war. General Sir Roly Walker believes Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, "the axis of upheaval, as he's branded them, are planning to "break up the Euroatlantic security architecture." The Times' defence correspondent Larisa Brown analyses his comments and just how seriously the threat of an imminent Third World War is.


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