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Britain needs to prepare for the possibility of being attacked on its own soil, the government has warned in its security strategy (opens pdf), laying out in stark terms the range of threats ministers say the UK now faces.

Russia’s military buildup and Iran’s increasing attacks on dissidents abroad mean the country could soon find itself involved in a domestic war, the review says.

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The review says: “Some adversaries are laying the foundations for future conflict, positioning themselves to move quickly to cause major disruption to our energy and/or supply chains, to deter us from standing up to their aggression. For the first time in many years, we have to actively prepare for the possibility of the UK homeland coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario.”

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This year’s review does not go into detail about the danger posed by China, despite ministers having now completed their “China audit”, which officials say will never be published in full.

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