UK will run the biggest home defence exercise in decades next year
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The UK will hold its largest home defence exercise in decades next year to better prepare the country for the possibility of war. Dubbed "Operation Albiston Shadow", the Cabinet Office said the scenario will likely involve ministers as well as hundreds of officials from across government and the public sector. It will test responses to "hybrid" attacks under the threshold of conventional war. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-burnham-starmer-labour-paris-tories-badenoch-farage-12593360 #defence #uk #war #military #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play
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