Britain updates secret defense plan amid threat of russian missile, nuclear and cyber attacks

Britain is secretly preparing for a direct military attack by russia amid fears it is not ready for war. Government officials have been asked to update 20-year-old contingency plans that would put the country on a war footing after threats of attack from the Kremlin.

The Telegraph reports.

The secret document will outline how the government would respond to a declaration of war, including evacuating the Cabinet of Ministers and Royal Family to bunkers, public broadcasting and stockpiling resources.

The Telegraph reports that the updated secret "homeland defense plan" will set out the strategy for the first days after a strike on British territory by a hostile foreign state. It will include scenarios in which Britain is hit by conventional missiles, nuclear warheads or cyberattacks. There will also be guidance for the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Ministers on how to run the government in wartime and when they should seek refuge in a bunker in Downing Street or outside London.

British officials are particularly concerned about gas terminals and five nuclear power stations, where radioactive materials could leak across the country.

The updated plan will consider wartime strategies for rail and road networks, ships, the postal system and telephone lines. The new emergency plan will address cyber warfare for the first time, which intelligence chiefs say is now one of the most dangerous threats facing Britain.

The plan was modeled after the "War Book" - a secret Cold War dossier with instructions on how the government should respond to a nuclear attack. The War Book contained evacuation plans for the Prime Minister and key Cabinet of Ministers members, who were to be moved to a bunker in the Cotswolds in the event of a bombing of London. Queen Elizabeth II would have fled to safety on the royal yacht.

As a reminder, servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took part in the traditional military parade in London, which was dedicated to the Victory Day in Europe.

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