The Choice | The Wargame Ep 5

About this episode

The episode discusses the worsening hostilities and the difficult decisions that lie ahead in the context of a potential Russian attack on the UK.

Hostilities worsen despite attempts to broker a ceasefire. What happens next requires difficult decisions and hard choices. -Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? A major five-part series from Sky News and Tortoise which imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country. Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes.

People in this episode

Host: Deborah Haynes

Topics covered

• military strategy
• defense
• geopolitics
• conflict resolution
• national security

Keywords

• ceasefire
• Russia
• UK
• defense
• military chiefs
• security
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sky News, Tortoise

Places: Russia, UK

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