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Former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, who wrote the government's Strategic Defence Review, has warned that the UK is "under prepared", "under attack" and "is not safe". The ex-Labour defence secretary adds that the conflict in the Middle East must be a "rude wake up call" to the country. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I spent the best part of a year working on the new government's strategic defense review
00:07and I can tell you now bluntly the conclusion of all of that work. We are underprepared,
00:17we're underinsured, we're under attack, we're not safe. Bluntly that is the underlying message
00:26that we got and the current conflict in the Middle East has to be a rude wake-up call to
00:36this country
00:37on top of what we've already seen in Ukraine that should remind us in the United Kingdom
00:44of our vulnerabilities and there are many.
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