SpaceWar.com reports: “The new head of Britain’s armed forces will call for ‘national resilience’ in the face of growing threats, particularly Russia’s stated determination to destroy NATO, the defence ministry said Sunday.

‘The situation is more dangerous than I have known during my career and the response requires more than simply strengthening our armed forces,’ Richard Knighton, chief of the defence staff, is expected to say in a speech Monday, according to a ministry statement.

‘A new era for defence doesn’t just mean our military and government stepping up — as we are — it means our whole nation stepping up.’

To that end, he will announce pound50 million ($67 million) in funding for new ‘Defence Technical Excellence Colleges’ to help defence employers train up staff.

Knighton is also expected to speak about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its threat to NATO…”