Neil Kinnock has urged Labour to commit billions more to defence, warning that the UK is at risk of a ballistic missile attack by Russia or other hostile states. He believes that Labour's ambition to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP is not enough to keep the UK safe and has called for the target to be increased to closer to four per cent. Kinnock's comments put pressure on Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, who have yet to produce an alternative timetable for defence spending. The former Labour leader also highlighted the need for complex, high-tech resistance to the technological challenges posed by Russia.