Are we ready for war? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which our writers tackle a grim question that, until recently, few had thought to consider.

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• Britain is getting ready for war – and paying with Ukrainian blood
• This generation of Britons couldn’t handle the death toll of a modern war

The Ministry of Defence, apparently, has discovered once again that there is a black hole in the nation’s defence budget – this time, a cool £28bn.

The Government aims to plug the gap – which has led to a shortage of trained personnel in all three armed services – by calling on Dad’s Army. The........

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