Ministers are to set out their thinking about the UK's defence strategy and what resources will be needed to combat emerging security threats.
A Green Paper will pave the way for a full strategic defence review after the election.
Rear Admiral Chris Parry worked on the last strategic defence review in 1998 and spent time as an official at the Ministry of Defence.
He spoke to the News Channel.
One-Minute World News 
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