March 5, 2016

Former Navy Commander: UK 'powerless to stop Isis ballistic missile strike'


“What happens if Isis or a large organization get their hands on a long-range ballistic missile and decides to fire it at London?”-  Commander Graham Edmonds, a former Navy anti-aircraft warfare specialist, claimed there was
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 “nothing” Britain itself could do in the event of a strike from Syria.  The vice-chairman of the UK National Defence Association (UKNDA) told The cnn the Government was too reliant on Nato and the US for protection.

The distance between London and the terrorist group’s de-facto capital of Raqqa is 2,200 miles, while just over 1,600 miles lie between England and its Libyan stronghold of Sirte.
Most military experts consider the possibility of Isis capturing or operating a long-range ballistic missile as extremely low, and the UK may be far down a list of possible destinations.

Propaganda issued by Isis in May last year claimed it could soon buy its first nuclear weapon while India alleged that Pakistan could be a possible supplier, despite the neighboring country’s assertions to the contrary.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) says the country is full protected, citing other threat-reducing measures and a pledge to invest in new radar, but the UK National Defence Association is campaigning for an upgrade that would allow Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers to take out ballistic missiles themselves.

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