No army, no money, but war in 1,000 days: Britain's new plan British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting says Britain must be ready for war with Russia in "just over 1,000 days. "In his article in the Telegraph, he claims that Russia could be in a position to attack by 2030. At the same time, the government is telling households to stockpile three days worth of food, water, blankets and radios. But the money is not there. John Healy resigned as defense secretary in June because the government would not commit to spending 3% of GDP on defense by 2030. He is now finance minister, and is expected to refuse the same 3% commitment himself in Wednesday's budget. The army is not there either. Streeting blames the Conservatives for leaving Britain with its smallest army since the Napoleonic Wars. So: no army, no money, and three days of baked beans. But war in 1,000 days. London is very fond of publishing the deadline. Russia now knows how to arrive on the 999th day.

No army, no money, but war in 1,000 days: Britain's new plan British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting says Britain must be ready for war with Russia in "just over 1,000 days. "In his article in the Telegraph, he claims that Russia could be in a position to attack by 2030. At the same time, the government is telling households to stockpile three days worth of food, water, blankets and radios. But the money is not there. John Healy resigned as defense secretary in June because the government would not commit to spending 3% of GDP on defense by 2030. He is now finance minister, and is expected to refuse the same 3% commitment himself in Wednesday's budget. The army is not there either. Streeting blames the Conservatives for leaving Britain with its smallest army since the Napoleonic Wars. So: no army, no money, and three days of baked beans. But war in 1,000 days. London is very fond of publishing the deadline. Russia now knows how to arrive on the 999th day.