The Prime Minister's foreword presents Russia's war in Europe and probing of British defences as the immediate security setting. It says the battlefields of Ukraine show warfare changing and require the armed forces and industry to adapt. Global instability is also connected to slower growth and higher living costs at home. A named threat and an economic rationale therefore precede the review's spending targets. Industry forms part of the proposed response to the current conflict.
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The Russia-Ukraine war in the 2025 review
The 2025 foreword uses the Russia-Ukraine war to connect military and industrial adaptation with security and economic pressure at home.