Admiral Sir Tony Radakin tells Sky News's Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme that Rishi Sunak 'absolutely' understands the UK cannot have economic stability without security - and that comes at a price.
With the Ministry of Defence - like all other departments - under pressure to cut costs, Admiral Radakin said"numerous" conversations have been had over the past fortnight about the security situation in Europe and globally.
Part of the discussion was looking at what changes need to be made to a sweeping integrated review of defence, security and foreign policy that was published last year. He said:"I think we've got to be really cautious of the risk of being a bit too shrill in saying what if this happens, then … this person is going to resign. I'm much more in the space of: the right conversations are being had. Let's wait and see what the autumn statement says."
As for the prospect of Russia, backed into a corner, resorting to a nuclear strike, Admiral Radakin said:"That would be another total horrific step and we don't see that we're on a pathway to that particular spectre."
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