Britain has been branded a “laughing stock” after it was revealed that Britain only has one operational destroyer capable of intercepting Iranian missiles.<\/p>\n
The “shameful” situation of UK<\/span>Britain’s air defense capabilities have been highlighted by experts amid reports Britain could be within striking distance of Tehran.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Britain has a surprisingly low number of defensive weapons, analysts warn armory<\/span> To stop ballistic missiles of Iran or Russia.<\/p>\n Britain currently has six warships capable of intercepting missiles from a wide variety of threats \u2013 ranging from the mad mullahs of Tehran to the bloodthirsty Russian dictator Vladimir Putin \u2013 but four are out of service.<\/p>\n After days of indecision, Keir Starmer finally gives the go-ahead for deployment, with HMS Dragon making a laborious journey to the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Iran managed to launch a drone attack on RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus \u2013 sparking concerns over Britain’s air defence.<\/p>\n Revenge of Tehran<\/p>\n Britain gives 20-minute warning if Iran has fired a missile and why we can’t stop it<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n armed with teeth<\/p>\n Trump’s marines are preparing to capture Iran’s islands to unlock the Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This left only HMS Duncan based at Portsmouth to defend Britain.<\/p>\n Retired British general Sir Richard Barrons said Britain’s missile defenses “are, by any measure, well below the minimum required”.<\/p>\n While former British intelligence officer Philip Ingram described Britain’s current air defense capabilities as “shocking”.<\/p>\n The former NATO planner told The Sun: \u201cThe UK has been irresponsible in its approach to air defense capabilities, and we currently have almost nothing that can stop modern threats.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether those modern threats are ballistic missiles that we are talking about or the large quantities of drones that we are seeing being fired.<\/p>\n “We’ve got some anti-drone missile capability, however, a good portion of it is now deployed in Cyprus.”<\/p>\n Ingram said: “Air security around the UK is a laughing stock, and we should be ashamed of the vulnerabilities we are leaving our country in.”<\/p>\n It comes after Israel warned that London could be under attack from the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n The Islamic Republic fired two ballistic missiles \u2013 reportedly deadly Khorramshahr weapons \u2013 towards Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands on Friday.<\/p>\n The attempted attack on the UK-US base has raised fears that Tehran is capable of attacking targets 4,000 km away.<\/p>\n The earlier mutual belief that Iran could hit targets only at a maximum range of 2,000 km has now been thrown into doubt.<\/p>\n The IDF said: “The Iranian terrorist regime poses a global threat. Now, missiles that can reach London, Paris or Berlin.”<\/p>\n London is more than 5,000 km from Tehran, but strategists fear the regime could use Simorgh space launch technology to extend its missile range.<\/p>\n United Against Nuclear’s policy director hits out at Britain’s weak deterrence capabilities iran<\/span> Jason Brodsky said: “The European powers can no longer yield to any position.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Barron’s also warned: \u201cIf the UK is in range of an Iranian ballistic missile, the only thing the UK has that can shoot down a ballistic missile is a Type 45 destroyer.<\/p>\n “We have six, but the Navy typically operates two.”<\/p>\n Continuing his devastating assessment, Barons said Britain’s ballistic missile defense was “currently one ship at best with a range of about 150 kilometres”.<\/p>\n He added: “So it’s a really good sign that in the world we live in, in the missile age, the UK’s capability is well below the minimum requirement on any scale.”<\/p>\n Ingram also pointed out how Britain’s only operational Type 45 destroyer was not even within reach of London’s defences.<\/p>\n HMS Duncan, one of two destroyers in service, currently deployed portsmouth<\/span>More than 100 km away from the capital.<\/p>\n “London has currently got zero ballistic missile coverage,” Ingram said.<\/p>\n “London is naked right now.”<\/p>\n Commenting on Housing Secretary Steve Reid’s suggestion that Iran could not attack Britain, Ingram said: “He was lying to us.”<\/p>\n The former NATO planner said: \u201cWhat they said to Laura Kuenssberg this morning<\/span> was factually incorrect, and I was shocked to see how blatantly he was lying.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: “It kind of highlights the situation we’re in, kind of highlights the shocking state of our security.”<\/p>\n Reid had earlier claimed on Sunday morning: “There is no specific assessment that the Iranians are targeting Britain or could do so if they wanted to.”<\/p>\n The serious possibility that Tehran could launch an attack on Britain has increased sharply in recent days as they have threatened to bomb British holiday destinations.<\/p>\n Keir Starmer’s U-turn to allow Donald Trump to use British base Diego Garcia is understood to have put the island in Tehran’s crosshairs.<\/p>\n It comes as the war in the Middle East inches closer to its one-month anniversary.<\/p>\n Over the weekend, terrifying footage showed the moment Iranian missiles rained down on cities near Israel’s secret arsenal of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n More than 180 people were injured in Dimona and Arad in southern Israel \u2013 including two children in critical condition.<\/p>\n Plans have reportedly been drawn up for Trump’s marines to attack Iran’s vital island fortress to unlock the Strait of Hormuz, insiders told The Sun.<\/p>\n Despite having nothing on the map, these small Tehran-controlled areas have grown in importance \u2013 straddling vital oil trade.<\/p>\n Britain has been branded a “laughing stock” after it was revealed that Britain only has one operational destroyer capable of intercepting Iranian missiles. 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\nHow Trump’s Marines are preparing to attack Iran’s ‘unsinkable’ island fortress<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n