General Sir Patrick Sanders calls on NATO members ahead of their 75th anniversary meeting in Washington to focus on re-arming to quell a threat rising from what he dubs the new axis powers - Russia, China and Iran.
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But the military expert said the conflict was not a foregone conclusion if NATO members, including the UK, significantly improved their arms.
“Most estimates will tell you that we’ve got somewhere between five and 10 years before Russia recapitalises and is able to pose the sort of threat that it did before the Ukraine war,” said Sir Patrick.
"If we take the right steps now, if we address the threats and gaps we have in our capability, if we modernise our armed forces, if we make society and the UK more resilient, that’s how we prevent it.
Focusing on the UK, Sir Patrick said the armed forces were now not powerful enough to launch operations like the invasion of southern Iraq in 2003 or even the Falkland Islands in 1982.
And while the general would not reveal the size of current army stocks, he told the newspaper that the figure would “put the hairs up on the back of your neck”.
The war in Ukraine is set to top the agenda, framed by the latest Russian attack - this time on a children’s hospital, killing at least 31 people.
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But the military expert said the conflict was not a foregone conclusion if NATO members, including the UK, significantly improved their arms.
“Most estimates will tell you that we’ve got somewhere between five and 10 years before Russia recapitalises and is able to pose the sort of threat that it did before the Ukraine war,” said Sir Patrick.
"If we take the right steps now, if we address the threats and gaps we have in our capability, if we modernise our armed forces, if we make society and the UK more resilient, that’s how we prevent it.
Focusing on the UK, Sir Patrick said the armed forces were now not powerful enough to launch operations like the invasion of southern Iraq in 2003 or even the Falkland Islands in 1982.
And while the general would not reveal the size of current army stocks, he told the newspaper that the figure would “put the hairs up on the back of your neck”.
The war in Ukraine is set to top the agenda, framed by the latest Russian attack - this time on a children’s hospital, killing at least 31 people.
The original article contains 450 words, the summary contains 189 words. Saved 58%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!