RAF scrambled to intercept Russian bombers.

slambo69 · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:46

There was only 2 of them though.

Ross1234 · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:46

Morba said:
They wouldnt. they are touching the boundaries way out over the sea, not the skies above our islands

Oh. I got a bit confused then. I thought they were near actual Britain.

Strife212 · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:47

They must have been within 12 nautical miles of the land because thats where our airspace ends?

Ross1234 · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:47

Strife212 said:
They must have been within 12 nautical miles of the land because thats where our airspace ends?

Really?

BloodyL · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:47

Ross1234 said:
Oh. I got a bit confused then. I thought they were near actual Britain.

That's Sky news for you!

Pilky01 · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:47

Ross1234 said:
I thought they were near actual Britain.

No, they were near imaginary Britain

Ross1234 · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:48

Pilky01 said:
No, they were near imaginary Britain

I meant the land you prat.

Morba · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:49

UK and NATO monitored airspace, i would imagine that that sits out further than actual british airspace.

JBuk · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:49

would we shoot them down if they stayed on course towards the UK, maybe to London for example?

Pilky01 · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:50

JBuk said:
would we shoot them down if they stayed on course towards the UK, maybe to London for example?

Yes.

Strife212 · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:50

It's a bit vague to be honest, it also says

Sky News understands the Russian aircraft crossed a section of airspace controlled by the UK

which could mean either.

JBuk · 13 Dec 2008 at 23:51

Pilky01 said:
Yes.

how far into the UK airspace, or how far off the coast before we took defensive action?

JBod · 14 Dec 2008 at 00:03

Activate the trident nuclear subs then shoot it down imo.

Tefal · 14 Dec 2008 at 00:14

hasn't thins been going on for the last year or two now?

Zip · 14 Dec 2008 at 00:15

JBuk said:
how far into the UK airspace, or how far off the coast before we took defensive action?

Probably enough to be a threat

Tefal · 14 Dec 2008 at 00:15

Pilky01 said:
Are you serious?

Do you want to go to war with Russia?

To be fair there wouldn't be a war., more of a one sided massacre.

Tefal · 14 Dec 2008 at 00:18

JBod said:
Activate the trident nuclear subs then shoot it down imo.

almost 7 thousand Nukes, verses about 150. yeah that'll work.

JBuk · 14 Dec 2008 at 00:19

Tefal said:
almost 7 thousand Nukes, verses about 150. yeah that'll work.

it will look pretty though

Strife212 · 14 Dec 2008 at 00:20

Tefal said:
To be fair there wouldn't be a war., more of a one sided massacre.

Would be World War III for a day as NATO would join us and the US nukes would start flying too!

dangerstat · 14 Dec 2008 at 00:22

Probably posted elsewhere but have you actually seen there bombers that they send over here, they look like a cheap Ryan Air job. We should attach novelty motto's to our Typhoons.