Are we ready for war? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which our writers tackle a question that, until recently, few had thought to consider. • Britain is closer to nuclear war than you think. This is how it will unfold• This generation of Britons couldn’t handle the death toll of a modern war• Russia is aiming to control the UK. It would tear society apart• Britain’s tanks would be eviscerated in a war with Russia. Here’s how to fix them• The UK’s plan for civilians in a war is terrifying – you’re on your own• World War 3 is closer than you think. And still Britain is half asleep• Air power would destroy Putin in a war. But our RAF jets are worryingly exposed

Are we ready for war? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which our writers tackle a question that, until recently, few had thought to consider.

• Britain is closer to nuclear war than you think. This is how it will unfold• This generation of Britons couldn’t handle the death toll of a modern war• Russia is aiming to control the UK. It would tear society apart• Britain’s tanks would be eviscerated in a war with Russia. Here’s how to fix them• The UK’s plan for civilians in a war is terrifying – you’re on your own• World War 3 is closer than you think. And still Britain is half asleep• Air power would destroy Putin in a war. But our RAF jets are worryingly exposed

Britain’s armed forces are dangerously stretched – and are growing more so by the day.

Four fronts define this new normal of rising hazard. We face a mix of cleaning up other people’s messes, while trying to protect our own back yard. The Government is getting the military ready to help stabilise Ukraine if there is ever a peace settlement. And to help guarantee maritime security in Hormuz, if the shooting between the US, Israel and Iran stops.

There are also the ongoing home guard tasks of defending the British Isles against hybrid attacks, which the Russians in particular continue to mount.

If that was not enough, suddenly the Falklands are........

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