Iran has been mindlessly attacking everyone around. This is a massive escalation if those missiles were truly targeting the SBAs, as that is NATO territory.
tree_boom on
Sigh, thanks Trump. This kinda thing really highlights the inadequacy of UK GBAD. We moved Typhoon and F-35 to Cyprus ahead of the strike and they can be capable defensive platforms, but really the place needs a Sky Sabre battery _at least_.
MGC91 on
I was going to post this, but I think the headline is needlessly inflammatory.
From BBC News
>He says that two missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus, although were not necessarily targeting the country.
KillerPalm on
Unfortunately Cyprus is no stranger to missile strikes from the rest of the Mid East, whether intentional or not.
It’s funny that we in the West see ourselves as democratic (*dēmos* ‘people’ and *krátos* ‘rule’) but governments constantly implement extremely unpopular actions with 70-80% disapproval, like this war or mass immigration. Clearly the people are not in control.
dat_9600gt_user on
*British base in Cyprus
Gentle_Snail on
Even if the attack wasn’t intentional it could have been devastating if these missiles had landed in Cyprus. Good thing the UK were prepared well in advance to shoot down overflying missiles.
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Iran has been mindlessly attacking everyone around. This is a massive escalation if those missiles were truly targeting the SBAs, as that is NATO territory.
Sigh, thanks Trump. This kinda thing really highlights the inadequacy of UK GBAD. We moved Typhoon and F-35 to Cyprus ahead of the strike and they can be capable defensive platforms, but really the place needs a Sky Sabre battery _at least_.
I was going to post this, but I think the headline is needlessly inflammatory.
From BBC News
>He says that two missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus, although were not necessarily targeting the country.
Unfortunately Cyprus is no stranger to missile strikes from the rest of the Mid East, whether intentional or not.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48824500
It’s funny that we in the West see ourselves as democratic (*dēmos* ‘people’ and *krátos* ‘rule’) but governments constantly implement extremely unpopular actions with 70-80% disapproval, like this war or mass immigration. Clearly the people are not in control.
*British base in Cyprus
Even if the attack wasn’t intentional it could have been devastating if these missiles had landed in Cyprus. Good thing the UK were prepared well in advance to shoot down overflying missiles.