Buy A Flat - Become A Missile Site?
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In Blighty, of all places!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17884897
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17884897
Auntie Beeb said:
The Ministry of Defence says it is evaluating sites for surface-to-air missiles for the Olympic Games, and could place them at residential flats.
Bit unexpected - seems more like a third world country's defence. Stick your missiles in a hospital......Iraq, Iran, Libya, all spring to mind.....
Regiment said:
Shame it's just east London, I bet there's a lot of people looking forward to this and hoping for their own missle turrets.
Can't see any downside to this at all most probably get a few nasty little nimbys though try to ruin it for everyone.
Yes quite, I'm actually getting more sick of the moaning about the Olympics than I am of the Olympics themselves.... Never thought I would hear myself say thatCan't see any downside to this at all most probably get a few nasty little nimbys though try to ruin it for everyone.
I love this quote:
dumbass said:
But estate resident Brian Whelan said firing the missiles "would shower debris across the east end of London".
The journalist said: "At first I thought it was a hoax. I can't see what purpose high-velocity missiles could serve over a crowded area like Tower Hamlets.
"They say they'll only use them as a last resort, but... you'd shower debris across the east end of London by firing these missiles."
So if they are needed you could get debris on their land... as opposed to a terrorist attack being stopped their are worried about debris...The journalist said: "At first I thought it was a hoax. I can't see what purpose high-velocity missiles could serve over a crowded area like Tower Hamlets.
"They say they'll only use them as a last resort, but... you'd shower debris across the east end of London by firing these missiles."
K12beano said:
...Bit unexpected - seems more like a third world country's defence. Stick your missiles in a hospital......Iraq, Iran, Libya, all spring to mind.....
Not sure whether you're being serious or not, but there's quite a massive difference.One puts them in hospitals etc to discourage any aggressors attacking them for fear of "collateral damage".
The other would appear to be putting them in public places for lack of available options.
Though I agree that the logic seems flawed - if an aircraft is already over the city, shooting it down or letting it crash would both seem dangerous, so why not put them outside of the city and shoot down before they get anywhere near?
Another joyous side effect of having the games in London.
Du1point8 said:
I love this quote:
Yeah. "Debris" never hurt anyonedumbass said:
But estate resident Brian Whelan said firing the missiles "would shower debris across the east end of London".
The journalist said: "At first I thought it was a hoax. I can't see what purpose high-velocity missiles could serve over a crowded area like Tower Hamlets.
"They say they'll only use them as a last resort, but... you'd shower debris across the east end of London by firing these missiles."
So if they are needed you could get debris on their land... as opposed to a terrorist attack being stopped their are worried about debris...The journalist said: "At first I thought it was a hoax. I can't see what purpose high-velocity missiles could serve over a crowded area like Tower Hamlets.
"They say they'll only use them as a last resort, but... you'd shower debris across the east end of London by firing these missiles."
Semi hemi said:
Du1point8 said:
I love this quote:
Yeah. "Debris" never hurt anyonedumbass said:
But estate resident Brian Whelan said firing the missiles "would shower debris across the east end of London".
The journalist said: "At first I thought it was a hoax. I can't see what purpose high-velocity missiles could serve over a crowded area like Tower Hamlets.
"They say they'll only use them as a last resort, but... you'd shower debris across the east end of London by firing these missiles."
So if they are needed you could get debris on their land... as opposed to a terrorist attack being stopped their are worried about debris...The journalist said: "At first I thought it was a hoax. I can't see what purpose high-velocity missiles could serve over a crowded area like Tower Hamlets.
"They say they'll only use them as a last resort, but... you'd shower debris across the east end of London by firing these missiles."
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hstewie said:
hstewie said: I don't get how this would work tbh. If a plane's coming in and you shoot it down you have no idea where or how it will crash.
Or is the assumption simply that it can't be worse than flying into a stadium?
Much like the news yesterday reporting on the passport control delays where it seems that their biggest worry was how we appear in advance of the Olympics, I think as long as the plane crash doesn't upset the games, they don't really care...Or is the assumption simply that it can't be worse than flying into a stadium?
Murph7355 said:
Though I agree that the logic seems flawed - if an aircraft is already over the city, shooting it down or letting it crash would both seem dangerous, so why not put them outside of the city and shoot down before they get anywhere near?
They have put them outside, hanging off the underbelly of the QRA Typhoons that are expected to be the first line of defence against an unidentified aerial threat. These shorter range missiles are a second layer of defence, because if a threat manages to slip past the Tiffies (or doesn't get detected until it's too late for them to do anything about it) you really don't want to be left with no other options.If the worst happens, then shooting down an incoming aircraft over a densely populated area strikes me as worse than letting it hit its intended target. At least if you buy tickets for the games you are making an informed decision to be ground zero for a terrorist attack using an airliner (because of course terrorists always re-run the same attacks using the same tactics) whereas if you are just sitting in the garden having a Pimms and some flaming wreckage lands on your head... well, you'd be properly miffed wouldn't you?
It sends rather mixed messages to tourists too.
"Come to London for the Olympics - we've got surface to air missiles everywhere to protect you from any danger so it's safe honest!"
It sends rather mixed messages to tourists too.
"Come to London for the Olympics - we've got surface to air missiles everywhere to protect you from any danger so it's safe honest!"
DamienB said:
If the worst happens, then shooting down an incoming aircraft over a densely populated area strikes me as worse than letting it hit its intended target. At least if you buy tickets for the games you are making an informed decision to be ground zero for a terrorist attack using an airliner (because of course terrorists always re-run the same attacks using the same tactics) whereas if you are just sitting in the garden having a Pimms and some flaming wreckage lands on your head... well, you'd be properly miffed wouldn't you?
It sends rather mixed messages to tourists too.
"Come to London for the Olympics - we've got surface to air missiles everywhere to protect you from any danger so it's safe honest!"
This.It sends rather mixed messages to tourists too.
"Come to London for the Olympics - we've got surface to air missiles everywhere to protect you from any danger so it's safe honest!"
So - Johnny Jihadist has been sighted in a microlight heading for the Olympic stadium. Right then lads, have at him with the Rapiers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC7gilxJD-w
Oooooh. Bugger. Right then, we've got a guided-missile destroyer at anchor in the Thames as a backup. Once they've finished doing 10 minutes worth of left-a-bit, right-a-bit, Bernie...the bolt........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m29eTQTm0Ho
....oh, arse. That's going to take a bit of T-Cut to sort out. Anyway, we've got a crack team of close-quarter missile operators on loan from the French.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y53p_S1NbhQ
Zut-a-chuffing-lors. I nearly merded myself. Right, we're down to the very-close-quarters team. Send in the squaddies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGEG2Y6S67k
Right. That bloody does it. We've got no other choice. We're going to have to nuke the barstwerd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkT3I6RDPkw
Sod it. Arse-biscuits. Oh, hang on - what's that you say? Not a jihadist in a microlight....a what.....a seagull in a hibab? But we've just laid waste to East London trying to shoot it down. Ooooh. Pants.
Edited by eharding on Sunday 29th April 15:24
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