London Olympics
I wouldn't want to be the one that gave the order to fire a missile!
The other week I was walking through Trafalgar Square and noticed the Olympic countdown clock. Nice touch for visitors I thought until I looked more closely and realised that the amount of days to the Olympics differed, depending on which side of the clock you stood.
Reading this thread makes me worry that if we can't get a poxy clock right, how are we going to manage to make a call about firing a missile?
I'll be glad when the Olympics are over.
The other week I was walking through Trafalgar Square and noticed the Olympic countdown clock. Nice touch for visitors I thought until I looked more closely and realised that the amount of days to the Olympics differed, depending on which side of the clock you stood.
Reading this thread makes me worry that if we can't get a poxy clock right, how are we going to manage to make a call about firing a missile?
I'll be glad when the Olympics are over.
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I wouldn't either, but we really don't need to worry. It's never going to happen. The whloe thing is just too complicated and the chance of targeting the wrong aircraft or no aircraft or causing huge collateral damage is to massive to consider. Chances are that if anything were to happen, it would be all over before we could react to it anyway.
Still, a target-rich environment for Typhoon QRA.
I'm off to the beach.
Still, a target-rich environment for Typhoon QRA.
I'm off to the beach.
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The current armament of the Type 45 destroyer is a Vickers 4.5 inch gun, and some light cannon. The Aster 15-30 are still not ready or have yet to be deployed i believe, so apart from it's radar...........
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The other week I was walking through Trafalgar Square and noticed the Olympic countdown clock. Nice touch for visitors I thought until I looked more closely and realised that the amount of days to the Olympics differed, depending on which side of the clock you stood.
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Would appear the outer London defence ring is in hand..... allowing for the UK budget etc... 
Guns Of World War Two Destroyer HMS Cavalier to fire once again | Culture24
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Here you go TTN.....
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And if the above fails to impress, if you are a student of anthropology, you can write a thesis.... after you've met the locals....
A nice summation there P P...
Wigan Things To Do - Attractions & Must See - VirtualTourist
And if the above fails to impress, if you are a student of anthropology, you can write a thesis.... after you've met the locals....
A nice summation there P P...
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What next the Wigan Olympics?
whippet racing, 100 yards black pudding hurling, the ecky thump heavyweight championship and the mushy pea 100 yards freestyle?.
whippet racing, 100 yards black pudding hurling, the ecky thump heavyweight championship and the mushy pea 100 yards freestyle?.
