“If the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight” Lieutenant General Rob Magowan commented on the rising tensions with Russia.
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00:00The first point I would make is that if the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight.
00:07And I don't think anybody in this room should be under any illusion that if the Russians invaded Eastern Europe tonight,
00:14then we would meet them in that fight. That would be the first point I'd make.
00:18Secondly, and as we go through the classified briefing, can we sit here and say that three-UK division carries no operational risk whatsoever?
00:26Of course not. There are a range of operational risks and operational strengths associated with that division,
00:32and that is exactly what the Strategic Defence Review is addressing.
00:37Thank you, General. I'm absolutely certain that if the Russians invaded Eastern Europe, the British Army would be there.
00:42I'm a reserve officer, so I would probably be there with them.
00:47We're there now, of course, in Estonia.
00:50We are, but in force. In force.