Europe boosts defence and health preparedness amid conflict fears

European governments are directing extra money to defence and reinforcing NATO's eastern flank, preparing for a possible wider conflict. Health ministries are being asked to get hospitals ready for mass casualty situations and to keep supply chains running in an emergency. Commentary reported by Euronews warns the health sector could be overlooked amid military planning. The same reporting cites artificial intelligence as a factor that could speed up the creation of dangerous biological agents, and warns a virus engineered with AI could pose an unknown threat to public health. Petter Iversen says a resilient society can withstand pressure from adversaries.