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UK in most dangerous period I've known, military chief says
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- The risks and threats to the UK are greater now than at any time since the Cold War, the head of the military has said.
- "This is the most dangerous period that I have known," Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
- There have been as many incursions by Russian strategic aircraft into UK airspace in the first five months of this year as in the whole of 2025, he said, warning Russia risks "crossing a line".
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Ben Hatton BBC News PA Media. The risks and threats to the UK are greater now than at any time since the Cold War, the head of the military has said.
"This is the most dangerous period that I have known," Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
There have been as many incursions by Russian strategic aircraft into UK airspace in the first five months of this year as in the whole of 2025, he said, warning Russia risks "crossing a line".
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