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In the event of a war, the UK's armed forces are expected to call up recent service leavers, known as strategic reserves, to fill vital positions in the country's defences.

But the Ministry of Defence isn't maintaining the contact details of those who could be called up, according to a military analyst.

Former British army veteran Robert Clark, who is now a defence policy expert, has been responding to Sky News' series looking at how prepared the nation is for conflict or war.

He told the Sky News Daily: "These are the members of our strategic reserves, and they're simply not thought about... It's a huge disadvantage when it comes to things like national resiliency and mobilisation for our armed forces.

"Having spoken quite recently to several former colleagues and friends who left the armed forces, not a single one of them has had the Ministry of Defence getting in touch with them to confirm their contact details are still correct and up to date."

Host Tom Cheshire also spoke to our security and defence editor Deborah Haynes, who has seen documents outlining the UK's lack of preparedness for nuclear war.

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A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said: "We have a range of plans in place to secure and defend the country, which are reviewed and adapted in response to international security developments."

Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Philly Beaumont