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  • 6/2/2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to "mobilise the nation" as he announced his defence review, claiming a "new era" for the country's national security.Speaking from Glasgow, Starmer declared: "The Strategic Defence Review that I'm launching today will bring that unity of purpose to the whole of the United Kingdom, to mobilise the nation in a common cause, recognising in these dangerous times when it comes to defence of the realm and the defence of everything that we hold dear."Every part of society, every citizen of this country has a role to play, because we have to recognise that things have changed in the world of today. The threat we now face is more serious, more immediate, and more unpredictable than at any time since the Cold War."We face war in Europe, new nuclear risks, daily cyber attacks, growing Russian aggression in our waters, menacing our skies, their reckless actions driving up the cost of living here at home, creating economic pain and hitting working people the hardest. A new era in the threats that we face demands a new era for defence and security. "WATCH ABOVE.

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00:00This moment of danger and threat for our country, that is the spirit that we need.
00:06The Strategic Defence Review that I'm launching today will bring that unity of purpose to the
00:14whole of the United Kingdom, to mobilise the nation in a common cause, recognising in these
00:22dangerous times that when it comes to defence of the realm and the defence of everything that we
00:29hold dear, nothing works unless we all work together. From every man and woman serving in uniform,
00:39to the workers building the next generation of subs in Barrow, from the brilliant workers and
00:45apprentices right here in Govan, building the new Type 26 frigates like the two that you can see
00:52being built right behind me, to our tech experts, our scientists, our engineers who are pioneering
00:59battlefield innovations and cyber defences. Every part of society, every citizen of this country has a role to
01:08play. Because we have to recognise that things have changed. In the world of today, the frontline if you
01:17like is here. The threat we now face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any
01:26time since the Cold War. We face war in Europe, new nuclear risks, daily cyber attacks, growing Russian
01:37aggression in our waters, menacing our skies, their reckless actions driving up the cost of living here at home,
01:45creating economic pain and hitting working people the hardest. A new era in the threats that we face,
01:54demands a new era for defence and security. Not just to survive in this new world, but to lead.
02:03We will never gamble with our national security. Instead, we will act in the national interest.
02:09And, we will act in the national interest.
02:19We will act in the national interest.
02:21We will act in the national interest. We will act in the national interest and peace in the global
02:25world, and that the state of America is that our national state of disability, may lead to our
02:28dip in the national interest. We eat a new clan in the country's success.

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