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Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout by arethuza on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:06AM (#46600458)
"tanks in cities were the best way to address crime in cities"

Given the amount of tanks the UK has I think it would have to be "tank in city" - mind you tanks have been used in Glasgow! ;-)

https://euppublishingblog.com/2018/10/03/georgesquarebattle/

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Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout by pjc50 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:12AM (#46600507)
Or the Ruth Davidson rent-a-tank: https://news.channel4.com/election2015/04/29/update-4401/

(more seriously, let's not forget the deployment of the Parachute Regiment to Northern Ireland, although that was a while ago)

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Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout by notahacker on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:18AM (#46600570)
I think last time we had a tank at a protest the protestors had rented it! https://www.vice.com/en/article/yer-das-gone-rogue-guido-faw...

Northern Ireland is a big part of why the UK doesn't think the optics of deploying tanks are a show of strength and doesn't think it comes without a cost...

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Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout by arethuza on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:52AM (#46600908)
That's not a tank - looks like an Abbot SPG? ;-)
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Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout by HPsquared on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @08:21AM (#46600609)
Interesting! There's also a Wiki article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_George_Square

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Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout by DonHopkins on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @10:06AM (#46601935)
They cut the tanks up to make Irn-Bru!
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