{"text":[[{"start":0,"text":"The UK government has told the public and business to think more about how they would cope with disruption from natural disasters, cyber attacks or state-sponsored terrorism, as ministers step up warnings about risks to the country."}],[{"start":19.64,"text":"Defence secretary Wes Streeting said on Thursday the government was launching a “national resilience conversation” to raise awareness, including offering households advice on stocking up on food, bottled water and first aid supplies in the event of emergencies."}],[{"start":33.76,"text":"Speaking at the opening of a new gun-barrel manufacturing facility by German defence company Rheinmetall in Telford, Shropshire, Streeting said Britain also needed to prepare for the threat of “state-sponsored terrorism”."}],[{"start":44.8,"text":"“Terms like hybrid warfare and grey zone threats do not accurately capture or convey to the general public what I prefer to describe as state-sponsored terrorism,” he said."}],[{"start":54.36,"text":"“In the face of those threats, which are not hypothetical but real, and not somewhere else but increasingly here, we have to step up and take seriously our national resilience as well as our national defence.”"}],[{"start":66.08,"text":"Streeting said it was “really important that we ask households and businesses, are they prepared? Are they ready?”"}],[{"start":72.62,"text":"European leaders have in recent weeks increased their warnings that Russia was launching “hybrid” attacks on Ukraine’s allies, including drone attacks on airports as well as attempts to sabotage critical infrastructure."}],[{"start":83.12,"text":"On Thursday, companies and governments were racing to protect websites after security vulnerabilities were found in the widely used PHP programming language, amid warnings that hackers were attempting to exploit the flaws."}],[{"start":95.24,"text":"The UK government’s concerns about the impact of more extreme weather were highlighted last summer when Prime Minister Andy Burnham authorised an emergency phone alert warning against any activity that could ignite wildfires in England and Wales."}],[{"start":107.84,"text":"Streeting’s comments came as the government launched its Be Ready Campaign aimed at persuading households to stock up on supplies to survive for three days, including non-perishable food, bottled water, a torch, sleeping bags and first aid items."}],[{"start":121.48,"text":"The advice is the first of a three-year campaign by the government to help households and businesses better prepare for emergencies."}],[{"start":128.8,"text":"Security minister Dan Jarvis said “those who can follow this advice should follow this advice”."}],[{"start":133.76,"text":"“By taking simple steps to be ready for everyday emergencies like severe storms, people can reduce pressure on emergency services, helping them prioritise people who need more support in an emergency,” he added."}],[{"start":146.84,"text":"The government indicated in August that it was drawing up a public information campaign about preparing for emergencies."}],[{"start":159.52,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1792805465_2291.mp3"}