Army must 'prepare genuinely for war', ex-defence and security chiefs warn

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Army must 'prepare genuinely for war', ex-defence and security chiefs warn
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Offering advice to whoever is prime minister and defence secretary after the election, a report warned the size of the force may already be beneath 'national critical mass'.

The army must 'prepare genuinely for war' to credibly deter threats, a group of former defence and security chiefs have signalled.

' Read more:Ministers urge government to increase defence spending in unusual interventionSize of UK armed forces shrinks by more than 7,000 personnel in a yearBudget's lack of new defence spending dismays insiders and Tory MPs Calls for 'New Model Army' It called for a 'New Model Army' - widely respected and 'ready to go to war'.

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