Streeting tells Britons to stockpile three days of food and water against cyber attacks by 'hostile state actors'
Only 13% of Britons say they feel ready for a major service blackout, a government study has found. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting now insists the public should be 'alert not alarmed'. Opening Rheinmetall UK's tank barrel factory in Telford, he asked: 'How would we cope if the payment systems of the supermarkets went down?' The 'Be Ready' campaign will run on radio and social media for three years.
The checklist covers cash, medicines, a power bank, a wind-up radio and pet food.
Streeting warned that 'state-sponsored terrorism' could wreck essential supply chains.
The three-day plan copies similar schemes in France, Ireland and the Netherlands.
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