CNN: British defense minister Grant Shapps has called on the #UK’s allies to increase their defense spending, warning the world is entering a new “pre-war” era, at a speech in London Monday. “We find ourselves at the dawn of a new era - the Berlin Wall a distant memory - and we have come full circle, moving from a post-war to a pre-war world,” Shapps said. The #defense minister outlined the UK government’s goal to increase spending on defense, to 2.5% of its GDP, and called on its #NATO allies to do the same. “In five years’ time we could be looking at multiple theatres involving Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea,” Shapps said. Shapps described Russia’s continuing “illegal campaign in #Ukraine,” with tanks on “Europe’s Ukrainian lawn.” He also warned of “unstable and irrational” new powers, with North #Korea joining #Russia and China as threatening nuclear powers. He added #Iran’s vast supply of uranium is beyond the level for civilian use. “The foundations of the world order are being shaken to their core,” he concluded.