Uk military prepares for iran attack!

Will Iran be attacked? - Yes. Will UK be active in that - Unsure.

Yes, Iran can not be trusted with WMD's.

Mark my words. No other country will attack Iran except for Israel, with perhaps military support in terms of intelligence from the US/UK. The UK does not have the means to carry out an attack on Iran. - Forget the fact that the US/UK/NATO would never get the support from the international community to carry out an attack. Israel? They can do what they want.

Why dont we? Theyre talking about missiles. We have missiles.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8587357/New-British-missile-three-times-as-fast-as-current-weapons.html

What does everybody think about the possibility of going to war with Iran?The US are making moves encouraging a very likely chance of war!

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/02/uk-military-iran-attack-nuclear

Do you think it will happen?
Do you think it should happen?

Discuss...

Mark my words. No other country will attack Iran except for Israel, with perhaps military support in terms of intelligence from the US/UK. The UK does not have the means to carry out an attack on Iran. - Forget the fact that the US/UK/NATO would never get the support from the international community to carry out an attack. Israel? They can do what they want.

British officials consider contingency options to back up a possible US action as fears mount over Tehran's capability



Every country does this. The UK would be stupid not to plan for any eventuality

I hope this is a situation that doesn't form. I wouldn't want to see a war with Iran, as it would be lead to a much higher loss of life then anything we saw in Iraq or Afghanistan. Unlike the Taliban, I don't think the Iranian Forces would be scared to meet NATO forces in open battle.

We don't have the means?

I hope you aren't suggesting we don't have the military means...

Political means, I'd be surprised if we didn't have those too. Since when was a war not conducted without full support from the wider, international community?

I think the only deciding factor here would be whether or not a nuclear retaliation from Iran would be a genuine threat. Saying that, with current defenses against ICBMs, I'd say its likely the combined anti-ICBM systems could contain launches from Iranian soil, no matter where they may be.

I hope this is a situation that doesn't form. I wouldn't want to see a war with Iran, as it would be lead to a much higher loss of life then anything we saw in Iraq or Afghanistan. Unlike the Taliban, I don't think the Iranian Forces would be scared to meet NATO forces in open battle.

Plus you have to wonder what Russia and China's actions would be if so... That's the more worrying thing

Plus you have to wonder what Russia and China's actions would be if so... That's the more worrying thing

That's another point. I'm no expert on international relations to any high degree, and I certainly am not aware of what Russia and China think of Iran.

I would be willing to bet Russia had a few backdoor deals, though. Like any Nation, I agree, but ICBM carcasses and SCUD systems aren't the easiest things to get.

Russia's FROG is a prime example of a mobile ICBM system, if Iran bought any... Maybe I'm stabbing in the dark at Russia here, but I wouldn't be surprised if Russia had had anything to do with Iran's nuclear weapons program.

Back in regards to an actual attack on Iran, I wonder where Russia and China stand in regards to an Iran/America-UK War. Might be worth reading up on the history between the three of them, actually.

The biggest customer for Iranian oil, China, called for calm in the wake of the British embassy crisis, warning against "emotionally charged actions".

Russia echoed the sentiment. In Moscow, a foreign ministry spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich, said: "We speak out categorically against cranking up a spiral of tension and confrontation on issues linked with Iran. We believe that this … is fraught with severe consequences."