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Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by zabzonk on Saturday March 21, 2026 @01:29PM (#47469142)
> a non manoeuvrable warhead (would just be intercepted)

Intercepted? In the UK, by what? London has no missile defence system that I am aware of.

Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by kenhwang on Saturday March 21, 2026 @02:23PM (#47469774)
Probably by the Sea Viper system from a destroyer parked in the Dover Strait. Now, the UK probably doesn't have enough interceptors or destroyers carrying them to be confident they'll be able to stop a proper all out attack, but that seems to be a common problem with every Western country right now with a peacetime military budget in an increasingly unpeaceful time.
Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by dingaling on Saturday March 21, 2026 @06:52PM (#47472363)
Sea Viper can defend against short / medium-range BMs impacting in its vicinity, not IRBMs passing overhead in mid-course to a distant target.
Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by chatmasta on Saturday March 21, 2026 @01:38PM (#47469258)
A missile would need to fly all the way over Europe before reaching London. It would be noticed, jets would be scrambled and it would be shot. Just like what happened here.
Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by delichon on Saturday March 21, 2026 @01:55PM (#47469445)
These were ballistic missiles. They are only vulnerable during the terminal phase, when they are moving at hypersonic speeds. Standard fighter jets aren't going to do it. It would take ground based THAAD, Patriot, or ship based Aegis systems. London might want to budget for that.
Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by polotics on Saturday March 21, 2026 @02:54PM (#47470060)
or take (less) of these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAMP/T 8^)
Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by hirako2000 on Saturday March 21, 2026 @03:31PM (#47470438)
They can fly well above any commercial and military aircraft.