# UK conscription bombshell as ‘every single Brit’ will be needed to fight WW3 soon

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/uk-conscription-bombshell-as-every-single-brit-will-be-needed-to-fight-ww3-soon/
- Published: 2026-11-07T06:58:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T07:21:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2262634/uk-conscription-bombshell-every-single-Brit-WW3
- Topics: Europe, UK, World

## Key points

- An expert says Britain should prepare for possible conscription within six years.
- He urged volunteer recruitment over the next three years.
- The Government says it has no current plans to restore National Service.

## Summary

Professor Anthony Glees has warned that Britain should prepare for the possibility of conscription within six years if Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions with NATO lead to a wider conflict. He urged the Government to recruit volunteers over the next three years, arguing that national preparation for defence matters because the Armed Forces are too small for a major war.

Glees said limited conscription of incentivised volunteers could be possible, while a wider European or world war would prompt a call-up. Former Army chief General Sir Patrick Sanders called for a Finnish-style citizen army of about 500,000, including regulars, reservists and volunteers, but did not advocate conscription. The Government says there are no current plans to reintroduce National Service and is examining how more people could be mobilised in a crisis.

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