Europe could face hundreds of Iran missiles

[5unny]

I guess the question you're all asking is, can they reach us before or after the 45 minute mark?

Yahoo News said:

U.S. intelligence showing Iran likely would have the capability to attack Europe with "scores or even hundreds" of missiles factored into the Obama administration's decision to overhaul missile defences, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.

"One of the elements of the intelligence that contributed to the decision on the phased adaptive array (approach) was the realization that if Iran were actually to launch a missile attack on Europe, it wouldn't be just one or two missiles, or a handful," Gates said at a congressional hearing.

"It would more likely be a salvo kind of attack, where you would be dealing potentially with scores or even hundreds of missiles."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100617/tts-uk-iran-usa-shield-ca02f96.html

Edited by 5unny on Tuesday 22 June 17:52

[Swarley]

5unny said:

"It would more likely be a salvo kind of attack, where you would be dealing potentially with scores or even hundreds of missiles."

Sorry for being thick but how many is a score?

I always thought that scores meant lots? But is it less than 100?


Anyway on topic. No I don't think we could cope, a lot would hit there target and a lot of people would die.

[Parrot of Doom]

...and why would Iran attack Europe?

[MX7]

20

[Eric Mc]

Score usually equals 20.

Although in the context of me in a nightclub it always equalled Nil.

[eldar]

Parrot of Doom said:

...and why would Iran attack Europe?

The oil?

[Hedders]

Which bit of Europe?

[5unny]

Parrot of Doom said:

...and why would Iran attack Europe?

Don't know but the Americans are concerned enough to protect us from them so it must be true.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Someone is trying to justify a budget.

[Swarley]

MX7 said:

20

Eric Mc said:

Score usually equals 20.

Although in the context of me in a nightclub it always equalled Nil.

Thank you!

[ErnestM]

From fas.org

However, it is more likely that southern and eastern Europe would be hit (and there is a big difference in developing a nuclear weapon and the ability to accurately and, important, reliably deliver it with a missile)

[Hedders]

eastern europe is now unpopulated so what is the problem?

[Captain Flashman]

how many european missiles are pointed at iran?

[Marf]

"No Dong"

As above, what reason would they have to fire on Europe, they'd face annihilation in return.

[ErnestM]

Marf said:

"No Dong"

As above, what reason would they have to fire on Europe, they'd face annihilation in return.

The difference between this lot and the old Soviets, though, is the current Iran regime (at least publicly) don't CARE about annihilation. In fact, they almost welcome it...

...and then there is the matter of who would actually strike them back? Ze Germans? The French? Greece?

[Eric Mc]

Do the Nort Koreans have a version called "The Dong with the Luminous Nose"?

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Hedders said:

eastern europe is now unpopulated so what is the problem?

Considering most of Eastern Europe is in Dover and just down the road, I'd suggest that is a rather big problem.

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Tuesday 22 June 19:07

[grumbledoak]

What a load of horsest. Iran is no threat at present.

ETA- and as for 'welcoming' annihilation, there are more of those End of Days nutters in the US than anywhere else.

Edited by grumbledoak on Tuesday 22 June 19:03

[ErnestM]

Eric Mc said:

Do the Nort Koreans have a version called "The Dong with the Luminous Nose"?

Based in the Gomboolian plain no doubt

[Countdown]

ErnestM said:

Marf said:

"No Dong"

As above, what reason would they have to fire on Europe, they'd face annihilation in return.

The difference between this lot and the old Soviets, though, is the current Iran regime (at least publicly) don't CARE about annihilation. In fact, they almost welcome it...

I don't recall Ahmadinejad or any of the ruling clique saying they welcome (or don't care) about annhilation. Any linkys?

I think the people most likely to be worried about Iran's missile capability are those most likely to attack it in the first place. Lots of countries have a missile capability - its a pretty good deterrent.