Surface-to-air missiles for the Olympics
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Exactly, if we have no security it will encourage terrorists as they are always looking for weak targets.
If you leave a tenner on the floor someone will pick it up without a second thought. If you place it in a locked cage with a gun pointing at you, you'll think better of it.
I agree, complete waste of money that we don't need right now. I personally think that Coca Cola, McDonalds and the other 'offical sponsers' should pay for the whole thing.
I'd be more worried about the missiles being launched at a stray microlight or something than terrorists.
This 1000 times over.
I think the government is planning on bombing the stadiums, and using it as an excuse to go to war with someone for oil.
These preparations are being well advertised, so that after it happens, it looks as if the government did everything they could to protect us.
What missile systems are they using out of interest?
These preparations are being well advertised, so that after it happens, it looks as if the government did everything they could to protect us.
What missile systems are they using out of interest?
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Lol at all you southeners freaking out over the games scurity precautions, you don't see us lot up here stressing. Granted there's nothing worth blowing up in Rotherham and if there are terrorists attacking the olympics they will probably come from Rotherham, but that's by the by.
yes, certain death that will stop another 9/11 happening again....
You do know where all these weapons are pointed don't you.....it beings with R.....
Meh, if it's squaddies operating them I'm not too worried
Certain failure to engage the target will.....which is the point.
Surely the hope is to deploy them without them ever being used. The first step in defense is making it look like a hard target to get to. Just having these in place may prevent people from even trying.
Yes they probably won't be used, but do we really want them to be used just to justify the expense? When the mere presence of them can be as much of a deterrant than actually using the.
Yes they probably won't be used, but do we really want them to be used just to justify the expense? When the mere presence of them can be as much of a deterrant than actually using the.
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could we not just tell everyone we have them without actually having them. therefore striking fear in all those suicide bombers who would be scared of getting killed, and saving us money.
Meh, if it's squaddies operating them I'm not too worried
Most of 'em are from Rotherham anyway!!!!!
They are not afraid of being killed obviously, they are afraid of failure......a suicide bomber will not throw his/her life away on a whim.....this is why they go after soft-targets, if there is a significant risk of failure they will simply wait until a better opportunity presents itself.....the idea is to make sure that a better opportunity doesn't present itself.
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which leads me back to, can we not just make a big publicity thing about having them and not actually have them? if 99.99999999999% of them being there is the fear factor, then surely in this day in age we can make some cheap clones of them for show?