From the BBC:
NATO is poorly prepared for an attack on a member state from Russia, an influential group of MPs has warned.
The report said that while Nato had not seen Russia as a territorial threat for 20 years, recent events meant it was "forced to do so".
"Events in Ukraine this year, following on from the cyber attack on Estonia in 2007 and the invasion of Georgia by Russia in 2008, are a 'wake-up call' for Nato", it read.
"They have revealed alarming deficiencies in the state of Nato preparedness, which will be tough to fix."
The committee also called on the government to show leadership when it hosts a Nato summit in Wales in September.
The report added: "The UK government should take the lead in ensuring that the Nato summit addresses these threats in the most concrete and systematic fashion."
Nato spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said: "As early as March, the Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Russia's military actions in and around Ukraine a wake-up call for the alliance and for the wider international community.
"He has also made clear that Nato must adapt to a changed security environment and that the Wales Summit in September will be an important milestone in that process.
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It's a good job that the strength of the UK's Armed Forces is the same as it was at the end of the Cold War......
How many 'capability holidays' does the UK have nowadays?
Shades of 1938....??