#340. UK Preparing for War with Russia - Armed Forces Minister Alistair Carns

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Alistair Carns opens up about 24 years in the British military, from growing up fighting in Aberdeen to leading elite units on five tours of Afghanistan. He recalls the chaos of night raids, calling in airstrikes, and the brutal reality of losing men under his command. Al shares what it’s really like to face death, the brotherhood that keeps soldiers going, and the mindset that took him from the battlefield to becoming Minister for the Armed Forces.

This is the eventful life of Mr Alistair Carns.

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0:00.0	Do you think there could be a World War III?
0:02.0	In the last 24 years, I've never seen the geopolitical environment so fracturous and so fragile.
0:07.0	In the last 20 years, we've had a choice to be involved in conflict.
0:11.0	In the next conflict, we may not have a choice.
0:15.0	How dangerous is Putin?
0:16.0	I think he's incredible. Reckless rather than dangerous.
0:19.0	Could he literally just press a button and send a missile to the UK?
0:22.6	He couldn't do that because in return he'd received the same.
0:25.6	And so you end up with this thing called mutually assured destruction.
0:28.6	But if you say he's reckless...
0:30.6	If he tests NATO and NATO responds wholeheartedly...
0:33.6	They're finished.
0:34.6	How many years did you spend in the military in total? 24.
0:38.3	Five tours of Afghanistan.
0:39.3	It's the best thing I've ever done and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
0:42.3	How many times have you been close to death do you think?
0:44.3	I don't have more times I can remember.
0:46.3	I've been in mortar strikes under artillery fire.
0:49.3	Guy to my left got killed, guy to my right got his arm blown off.
0:52.3	Here's the reality.
0:53.3	Someone out there is training to kill me.
0:56.5	Were you married and had kids?
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