The stormclouds forming over the UK are more dangerous than anything we've seen in our lifetime. We have very little to protect us from aerial attacks, attacks by sea, on land, and by modern electronic methods. The public needs to be made aware of the pressing dangers and the government should establish a Ministry for Civil Defence to train millions of people in how to respond to an attack. It is imperative to build up national resilience and restore the chronically underfunded military reserves. Britain's defence spending has dwindled to less than half of what it was at the end of the Cold War, leaving the country ill-equipped to face the threats.