A former national security adviser has warned the globe ‘could be on the cusp of another World War.’

General H.R. McMaster, who served as a special adviser to former president Donald Trump, urged Washington and the UK to increase their defense spending in anticipation of the global conflict.

He cautioned that a series of ‘cascading crises’ such as Israel‘s war on Hamas and the Russian invasion of Ukraine could spell disaster.

McMaster advised the White House to increase defense spending to 4 percent of GDP – twice as much currently required of NATO nations. The money should be spent on high-tech missile systems such as Israel’s Iron Dome, according to the geopolitical expert.

‘We could be on the cusp of another World War,’ he told British broadcaster LBC Radio’s Andrew Marr. ‘I know that sounds dramatic, but I think we have to take it seriously so we can prevent that from happening.’ 

McMaster added that a 4 percent defense spend would still be ‘a historic low relative to Cold War levels.’

‘It’s a heck of a lot cheaper to prevent a war than to have to fight,’ he said. ‘I think that every country is going to have to develop these kinds of defenses and long-range missiles, hypersonic missiles are important.

‘Maybe [former US President] Ronald Reagan had it right with Star Wars, with space-based capabilities as well.’

He explained  the conflicts unfolding around the world pose ever increasing threats to the West. 

As well as Gaza and Ukraine, unrest has bubbled over in places such as Haiti, Venezuela and Sudan.

Renewed military activity in Taiwan has also reignited fears of a future invasion by Beijing.

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