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General Sir Patrick Sanders is urging NATO members ahead of their 75th anniversary meeting in Washington to focus on rearmament to head off a threat from the East...
A former senior military officer has warned NATO members that the world is facing one of the most dangerous moments since 1945. His message comes ahead of the NATO summit to be held in the US.
British General Sir Patrick Sanders told The Times that Russia, China and Iran are the "new axis powers" and a third world war could break out within the next five years if action is not taken. According to him, this can be avoided if NATO countries strengthen their military capacity.
Arguing that the above 3 states pose an even greater threat than the Nazis did in 1939, he said: " They are more interdependent and connected than the original Axis powers were ."
" If we take the right steps now, if we address the threats and gaps in our capabilities, if we modernize our armed forces, if we make society and Britain more resilient, we can prevent it. If we do, there is a low probability that we will have a world war. If we don't, it increases the probability and emboldens Russia, China and Iran ," he continued.
Stopping in the United Kingdom, Sir Patrick said the armed forces are not powerful enough to launch operations such as the invasion of southern Iraq in 2003 or even the Falkland Islands in 1982.
NATO members will meet in Washington this week to mark the 75th anniversary of the formation of the alliance, including the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer. / Pamphlet
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