Defence review to say UK must be ready to fight a war in Europe or Atlantic

Review will call for war-fighting readiness' to deal with new threats, though army will not grow before next election

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Britain needs to be ready to fight a war in Europe or the Atlantic, a strategic defence review will conclude, though it is not expected to promise immediate increases in the size of the armed forces to deal with the threat.

The 130-page document will call for a move to war-fighting readiness" to deter Russian aggression in Europe and increases in stockpiles of arms and support equipment, some of which may only last days in a crisis.