Britain may change its approach to conscription in the event of a world war. This was announced by the head of the country’s Ministry of Defense, Grant Shapps. RIA News.
“We will not be establishing a conscription army in the UK. If, God forbid, we get dragged into a world war, we may have to reconsider that decision,” Shapps said.
Formerly retired British general and former deputy commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Europe, Richard Sherriff in the name “think the unthinkable” and consider introducing conscription due to the conflict in Ukraine and the weakness of the British army.
Before that, General Patrick Sanders, Chief of Staff of the Land Forces of the Kingdom’s Armed Forces statedHe said that if NATO member states intervened directly in the Ukraine conflict, the UK government would need to mobilize the population and persuade citizens to join the country’s military.
Previously in NATO preparations announced to a full-scale war with the Russian Federation in the coming years.
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Source: Gazeta
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