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To stave off a potential Russian invasion, the UK would need “10 years warning,” admits top general – NaturalNews.com
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 Great Britain's military is in such bad shape that it would take "five to 10 years," according to a former top general, for the country to build up the resistance it would need to ward off a potential invasion by Russia.

General Sir Richard Barrons, who served as commander of the Joint Forces Command (JFC) – JFC has since been renamed to Strategic Command (StratCom) – from 2013 until his retirement in 2016, had a few choice words to say to the United Kingdom's poor leadership about the matter.

"During the Cold War, the Army, at all times, was ready to fight at four hours' notice," Barrons told the media about how the UK used to be in terms of it defenses. "When the Cold War ended and there was no sense of existential risk to the UK, all of that was dismantled."

"Now we would need five to 10 years' notice of a Russian surprise attack to manage to deal with it. That's not a cool place to be ... It's deeply disappointing."

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