U.K. prepares for conflict as VETERANS called up to the country’s reserve forces The U.K. is taking concrete steps to mobilize society for a potential large-scale conflict it hopes to avoid but sees as increasingly likely. This is part of a “whole of society approach” to an “existential crisis.” A central new measure is extending the “strategic reserve” to include veterans up to age 65, acknowledging a need to tap into experienced personnel and highlighting a shortage of younger, active troops. The new rules also allow reservists to be called up not just for war, but for “warlike preparations,” meaning they…

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