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A lot of people have asked what this actually means in practice - the “so what?”
Bluntly, it means the UK is not currently capable of defending its own cities or critical infrastructure against ballistic missile attack.
We rely on:
– US early warning
– US interceptor systems
– US command architecture
Successive governments have left us without a national missile defence capability.
In a moment ’ll post, in simple terms, what our own Ballistic Missile Defence would look like.
Henry Bolton OBE 🇬🇧@_HenryBolton
In case your’e wondering, the UK-has: - no exo-atmospheric Anti-Ballistic Missile interceptor system - No layered missile defence architecture - No integrated national system protecting our cities or infrastructure. Our best system is the T45 Destroyer with the Astor/Viper. But it’s primarily a fleet protection asset. The fact is that we and Europe depend heavily on US detection, US interceptor missiles and platforms, and US command architecture. The harsh reality is that capabilities amongst European states, incl. the UK, are very limited and patchy indeed.
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