{"id":334833,"date":"2026-04-15T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-nato-chief-warns-uk-is-unprepared-for-war\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:00:39","slug":"former-nato-chief-warns-uk-is-unprepared-for-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-nato-chief-warns-uk-is-unprepared-for-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Nato chief warns UK is &#8216;unprepared&#8217; for war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D5oYxHtCNhc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former Nato chief warns UK is 'unprepared' for war\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5oYxHtCNhc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The prime minister has left the UK unprepared for war due to an \u201cever-expanding welfare budget\u201d and \u201ccorrosive complacency\u201d, the former Nato chief Lord George Robertson has warned.<\/p>\n<p>The former Labour defence secretary spoke on Tuesday evening, accusing ministers of being unwilling to make the necessary investment to secure the UK&#8217;s defence capabilities in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>In the speech, he said: \u201cWe are underprepared. We are underinsured. We are under attack. We are not safe\u2026 Britain\u2019s national security and safety is in peril.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prime minister has left the UK unprepared for war due to an \u201cever-expanding welfare budget\u201d and \u201ccorrosive complacency\u201d, the former Nato chief Lord George Robertson has warned. 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