The government is urging households across the UK to stockpile essentials, including bottled water . This year, the government announced that the UK must actively prepare for a 'wartime scenario' on British soil 'for the first time in many years'. In the national security strategy, ministers stated that the UK now finds itself in "an era in which we face confrontation with those who are threatening our security". Recently, a key ally of Vladimir Putin has called for the "eradication" of a major