UK's Head of Armed Forces Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton did state that decades of enjoying a 'peace dividend' since the Cold War have left the military lacking readiness. The direct quote is accurate and comes from his testimony to Parliament's Defence Committee. The post presents this as a factual news item, which it is — though it omits context that Knighton's broader point was about Britain's unpreparedness for full-scale conflict and his argument for increased defense spending in response to emerging threats.