Britain Asks Households To Stockpile As It Rehearses A Hybrid War
The Cabinet Office's 14 July report also revives the secret War Book and books 2027's Operation Albiston Shadow alongside NATO's CMX27 drill.
- Cabinet Office published the report 14 July 2026, urging bottled water, a torch, medicines and long-life food.
- Operation Albiston Shadow, 2027's largest home-defence exercise, will test hybrid attacks: cyber, sabotage, disinformation.
- The drill runs alongside NATO's CMX27 exercise, as government updates its classified Government War Book.
Why it matters: Rehearsing a hybrid war while asking households to stock water makes the population the last line of defense.
Cabinet Office – UK Government Resilience Action Plan: 2026 Implementation Report (gov.uk) ↗ · Jul 17, 20267/17/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check