There is up to a one in four chance of another pandemic occurring within five years, according to new Government analysis of potential major threats facing the UK poppyeh reports:
. It comes after President Vladimir Putin triggered an energy crisis last year as European countries scrambled to find alternative supplies in the face of sanctions on the Kremlin.
It said a worst-case scenario would see “considerable disruption to the internet”, including essential infrastructure such as financial services and payment systems going offline.nuclear weaponsIt said this would likely be triggered by the false belief that an attack is imminent, causing a country to “miscalculate” the risk of full-scale war and escalate a conflict to the nuclear level.
Climate change, antimicrobial resistance and serious organised crime were identified as other chronic threats in the report. The risk of a radioactive accident at one of the UK’s nuclear power stations was also examined, alongside the rupture of a large reservoir or dam, the deliberate disruption of UK space systems, and extreme UK temperatures, particularly excessive and prolonged snow in winter.
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