{"id":261404,"date":"2025-07-13T21:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T20:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-the-uk-actively-preparing-for-war-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T21:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T20:04:41","slug":"why-is-the-uk-actively-preparing-for-war-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-the-uk-actively-preparing-for-war-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the UK \u2018actively preparing for war\u2019? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KWOzD3PbocM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is the UK \u2018actively preparing for war\u2019? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KWOzD3PbocM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK must \u201cactively prepare for the possibility of the UK coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a quote from the UK government in its 2025 national security strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The document also said threats from other countries were on the rise, and that the UK had been \u201cdirectly threatened by hostile activities.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But what are these threats? 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