Have Al Queda Developed ICBM/ Aerial Combat Capability?

[Philtaz]

Or are we expecting a significant threat from another country?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15724639

I've heard of belt and braces but this seems a tad paranoid.





Or is Liam Fox just being a bit mischievous?

[Old_Geezer]

Surely they're to take out any real opposition before they reach the stadium ?
I predict a clean sweep this time.

[emmie]

more of concern is knowing that this could be real, and we are sitting in the flight path, i wonder who we could sue in the event of being hit by said missile, bad enough getting the insurers to pay out for a leaking tap, let alone tell them we got smacked with a bolt from the blue,

[Old Salt]

A bit of being over-prepared would have been extremely useful on 11 September 2011, at the World Trade Centre.

Old Salt

[Buenchico]

The sub-text of Liam Fox's question is actually "Would the UK be prepared to shoot down an hijacked civilian aircraft (possibly with hundreds of people on board) if it appeared that it was to be used in a way similar to the 9/11 attacks?".

The answer appears to be 'Yes'. (That's actually nothing new; it's simply the nearest the Government have actually got to confirming an existing policy).

[emmie]

Old Salt, confused, did you mean 2011?

[emmie]

so not a case of raindrops falling on your head but bits of metal, great will have to get me tin hat out.

[Old Salt]

Yep, eye hand coordination has gone to he**

OS

[emmie]

so that should be 2001

[rov1100]

The moral is don't fly when the games are on!

[Philtaz]

Update:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17884897