The Chief of Staff of the British Armed Forces, General Nick Carter , has revolutionized public opinion after his controversial views on the danger of a new world war if the current conflicts “get out of control”. In addition, he has suggested that the United Kingdom should be prepared for an “open war with Russia” after the recent tensions in Eastern Europe, although he has indicated that he does not believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants a “hot war at the moment.” »With the West.
The chief of staff of the British Armed Forces has assured that the global economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic could also “unleash new threats to security” , including war.
Carter will leave office at the end of this month after eight years as the top British military officer in which, he says, “Russia has increased its level of threat .” Thus, he is “hopeful” that there will not be a war with Russia and does not believe that Moscow wants a physical war, but NATO should be ready in any case.
“Russia probably sees the global strategic context as a continuous struggle in which, I believe, they would apply all the tools of their national power to achieve their goals, but in doing so they do not want a hot war,” Carter explained.
“The question is how war is defined and I, as a soldier, tend to define war as the actual act of fighting and I don’t think they want that. I think they want to achieve their objectives in a delicate way, “he added.
This same week, British Foreign Minister Liz Truss called on Putin to intervene with Belarus in the face of pressure from migrants on the border with Poland.
On the other hand, Carter has referred to a ” hybrid script in which misinformation, destabilization and the idea of pushing migrants towards the borders of the EU are intertwined is a classic example of this”.
Thus, he considers the conflict in Belarus and the accumulation of troops on the Ukrainian border to be the ” classic distraction” that Moscow has been deploying for “years and years and years.”
“I think we must be on guard and make sure that there is deterrence and above all that there is unity in NATO and that there are no cracks in our collective position,” he argued when questioned about the possibilities of an open conflict, with shots fired.
Political analysts from various countries wonder what is the ultimate reason that has led the Chief of the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces to speak so emphatically and openly on such sensitive issues. It is not usual.
As for Afghanistan, Carter has acknowledged that the situation ” is not good” and that the Taliban “have many things to change”, but has insisted that they are no longer the same as in 2001.
Carter will be replaced by Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, 55 , until now Chief of Staff of the Royal Navy when November ends.
UK plan: 30,000 robots in its ranks
Carter has related that there is a plan so that within ten years there will be 90,000 human soldiers and 30,000 robots in their ranks . And he calls for a budget agreement approved by both houses for a military party that facilitates long-term investments for modernization.
However, from the Government, according to Europa Press, they do not want to tie themselves with budgetary commitments. The uncertainty generated by the crisis derived from Covid leads them to approve short-term, annual budgets in all ministries. UK public spending on defense is around 5% of the annual budget .
The Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter warned there’s a risk we could be heading for a third world war.
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