# A wartime scenario would put massive demands on government funding for defence.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-03 · The i Paper*

## Key points

- Defence and Whitehall insiders believe the state pension triple lock would be scrapped if UK goes to war.
- UK aims to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025 and 3.5% by 2035.
- A major war with Russia would force widespread cuts or suspensions in welfare and net-zero policies.
- The triple lock is projected to cost the government an extra £15.5bn annually by 2030.
- No main UK party except the Greens has made scrapping the triple lock official policy.

**Companies:** LCP
**Countries:** United Kingdom, Russia

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