In this final episode, discover what happens as the threat from Russia returns and the UK attempts to rearm. 

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Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you?  

The Wargame from Sky News and Tortoise imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country.  

Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes. 

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Come to “The Wargame: Decoded” - our live event in January 2026.  

It will put you in the mind of the people who took part. Deborah Haynes and some of our participants, including Sir Ben Wallace, Amber Rudd and Jack Straw, will talk through the decisions they made, the pressures they felt - and there’s chance to experience some of the key moments of the Game for yourself. 

How would the UK respond in a crisis? And how prepared are we? 

Join us for The Wargame: Decoded on January 29th in London. 

So, how has the UK been left so poorly defended? Candid interviews with almost every real-life defence secretary since the end of the Cold War reveal all. 

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Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you?  

The Wargame from Sky News and Tortoise imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country.  

Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes. 

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Come to “The Wargame: Decoded” - our live event in January 2026.  

It will put you in the mind of the people who took part. Deborah Haynes and some of our participants, including Sir Ben Wallace, Amber Rudd and Jack Straw, will talk through the decisions they made, the pressures they felt - and there’s chance to experience some of the key moments of the Game for yourself. 

How would the UK respond in a crisis? And how prepared are we? 

Join us for The Wargame: Decoded on January 29th in London.  

Sophy Ridge and Wilf Frost bring you the Cheat Sheet to the day’s news in 10 minutes. 

On this first episode, they look at the Huntington mass stabbing and hear from an eye witness. Sophy’s spoken to the sole survivor of the Air India crash which killed 241 people back in June. And Wilf’s heard from the US ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens, who wants the UK to keep drilling for oil and gas. And India’s women bring home the cricket World Cup. 

Hostilities worsen despite attempts to broker a ceasefire. What happens next requires difficult decisions and hard choices.  

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Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? 

A major five-part series from Sky News and Tortoise which imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country. 

Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes.

A city is on fire. The UK fights back. Russia and Britain both have nuclear weapons. Will either country use them?  

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Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? 

A major five-part series from Sky News and Tortoise which imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country. 

Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes. 

The Prime Minister must address the nation. Meanwhile his ministers and officials do their best to deal with a crisis the UK hasn’t seriously prepared for in a generation. 

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Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? 

A major five-part series from Sky News and Tortoise which imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country. 

Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes. 

Hostilities with Russia erupt into an unprecedented attack. The Prime Minister and his team scramble to respond. Will the UK’s allies choose to help them? 

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Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? 

A major five-part series from Sky News and Tortoise which imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country. 

Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes. 

Tensions with Russia escalate, and an imaginary week in the near future takes a turn for the unexpected. The Prime Minister calls an emergency Cobra meeting.

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Russia knows our weaknesses. But do you? 

A major five-part series from Sky News and Tortoise which imagines how a Russian attack on the UK could play out – and invites real-life former ministers, military chiefs and other experts to figure out how to defend the country. 

Written and presented by Sky News' security and defence editor, Deborah Haynes.