EXCLUSIVE Long-range missiles strike civilian targets across Europe. Baltic states are invaded. AI-controlled tanks rule the battlefield. As NATO warns of Russian attack in 20 years, a terrifying prediction of how it will unfold

From: DailyMail by David Averre and Rachael Bunyan and Chris Jewers

• European governments are ramping up military readiness in preparation for potential conflict with Russia

The year 2024 is off to an alarming start. Almost two full years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and with the Middle East teetering on the brink of disaster following Hamas‘ October 7th attacks on Israel, the threat of a wider war looms large on the horizon.

Prime ministers, defence secretaries and military chiefs have claimed that the threat of a major conflict is greater now than at any other time since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

European governments one after the other have issued grave warnings to their citizens to start preparing for a fight.

And now, NATO countries are gearing up for one of their largest-ever drills, with 90,000 troops from all corners of the continent and the United States set to embark upon Herculean war games – a last-ditch effort to display their military might before Vladimir Putin and any other potential threats. 

All of this comes as Admiral Rob Bauer, the chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, urged governments and civilians alike to prepare for a ‘wholesale change’ in their lives, predicting a large-scale armed conflict in the next 20 years.

Retired Brigadier General Kevin Ryan told MailOnline: ‘In 2024, Russia’s defence spending will grow to $140 billion – a third of the national budget.

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