He spoke about this in an interview with The Sunday Times.

Wallace noted that the prospect of the United States leaving its role in the world “keeps us awake at night.”

He added that the government needs to re-equip the army so that the troops are not dependent on the US armed forces, in particular on US reconnaissance aircraft.

On September 11, the head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Great Britain, Patrick Sanders, called on the Government Emergency Cabinet (COBRA) to switch to a year-round regime due to the threat of Russia starting a new big game in cyberspace.