Israel strikes Iran nuclear facilities.

[reheat]

Sky stating some 200 Israeli aircraft involved. Hope Israel’s dome protection works as good as last time. 6 scientists reported dead. This is going to get ugly I suspect.Not good.

[cat1]

Unfortunately not new.

Its part of a repeating cycle:

Iran builds something (enrichment facility, powerplant, 'research' centre) to build a nuclear bomb to use, lets be honest, on Israel.

Israel rightly has an "oh ****" moment and removes it, either though:

cyber attacks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyBlh8T ... annel=fern
or
airpower - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFObTJxFuWI

This is just the latest iteration, but with Iran getting increasingly incensed with Israel replicating the Charlie-brown-football analogy, they may well escalate.

that would not, as you say, be pretty.

[cat1]

Iran has now launched missiles

[RNexpat190]

On ADS-B it shows a Huge area of Clear air space in the area with flights diverted over other countries.

RN.

[Malcy]

Unfortunately not new.

Its part of a repeating cycle:

Iran builds something (enrichment facility, powerplant, 'research' centre) to build a nuclear bomb to use, lets be honest, on Israel.

Israel rightly has an "oh ****" moment and removes it…

Hmmm, I have a friend who has sworn to defend Jerusalem.

Israel rightly - no longer rings true for me - Gaza has become a sadistic killing ground and imho its no longer an eye for an eye.

From what I remember from Sunday School and bible study (although we are using a translation of a translation) … the are a couple of groups who deny that Jesus is Lord! They are the ones fighting, they will bring Hell to Earth.

I hope Tel Aviv Benny will be hauled before an International Criminal Court and I would support that as the father of a girl who is currently writing her dissertation/submission for her International Human Rights Law Masters.

Either Benny or anti-war Donald John are nuts or planet Earth is the lunatic asylum for the Universe.

For goodness sakes - please stop the killing joke.

Pretty soon we will all be fighting for a drink of unpolluted water.

[seven]

Iran reporting to have shot down at least 2 Israeli aircraft. Let's see if they can put some proof where their big mouths are.

[raptor9]

Years ago, I went with a group to look at the Israeli Air force. It was a superb trip, but I felt really uncomfortable withe the constant 'we are always on a war footing here' attitude. It seems that the country could never be wrong it whatever it did or who they killed. It was not a pleasant atmosphere to be in.

[C24]

History records that many German citizens were aware that Jewish people were being mistreated, French authorities assisted in transporting their Jewish citizens to concentration camps run by the Nazis.
The Israelis seem to be trying to imitate the Nazi Final Solution policy in Palestine. The Israeli public must be aware of their government’s actions.
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.

Of course, to go further back in history, there is the introduction (and deaths) that occurred in the concentration camps introduced by Kitchener during the Boer Wars.
I joined the Royal Navy to kill people. Daft, ennit?

[RNexpat190]

History records that many German citizens were aware that Jewish people were being mistreated, French authorities assisted in transporting their Jewish citizens to concentration camps run by the Nazis.
The Israelis seem to be trying to imitate the Nazi Final Solution policy in Palestine. The Israeli public must be aware of their government’s actions.
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.

Of course, to go further back in history, there is the introduction (and deaths) that occurred in the concentration camps introduced by Kitchener during the Boer Wars.
I joined the Royal Navy to kill people. Daft, ennit?

I joined to travel the World - learn more from people.

RN.

[RNexpat190]

So as we speak its a slagging match chucking missiles between Israel and Iran - both claiming hits,

RN.

[C24]

RN.
Did you read the small print before signing-on?

The clue in my case was, “…anti-submarine helicopter “

Mods.

Again i pressed preview and was told to log on before being allowed to post.

[Malcy]

Respect boys … my brother joined the Senior Service, did Dartmouth … was in the same passing out parade as top yachtsman Lawrie Smith apparently.

I went to the passing out parade with my very proud dad and not so proud mum (who was so disgusted ma brar was confined to Barracks that weekend due to alcohol misuse).

I nearly joined the RAF but eventually did Territoral Army service with a MILAN equipped infantry battalion. Such fun. Met so many interesting, clever and talented individuals.

Join up, train hard, learn to give and receive orders that will result in someone elses cutthroat (this forum translates “b!l!o!o!d!y!’’ as ‘darn’) death, then hurry up an wait.

I suspect the Israeli PM has unleased all of this terror on the people of Gaza, Israeli and now Iran as ‘revenge’ for the dramatic and early death of his older brother in the Entebbe raid/Operation Thunderbolt in July 1976.

Brothers huh !

[plmc135]

Been mentioned on BBC News that we are sending more fighter jets to Middle East. Presume this will be Akrotiri, and I sincerely hope they do not get involved in any way.

[Blackcat1]

Very worrying , but when a country says they want death to the west and Israel wiped off the map, well?? Im not starting an argument , I've had a long day , I'm off for a nap.

[Harkins]

Been mentioned on BBC News that we are sending more fighter jets to Middle East. Presume this will be Akrotiri, and I sincerely hope they do not get involved in any way.

Me too. This is one we really ought to sit out on. The Yanks aren’t exactly showing Europe a great deal of support right now, so I don’t see why we should go crashing in to support them and their mate. The pair of them hardly need our help anyway, and if we keep well out of it, we should hopefully not get dragged in to have to defend our own people and assets in the region.

Where is our carrier group at present? I have a feeling it’s somewhere around there right now isn’t it? Unfortunate timing if so.

[Rob666]

We should keep well out, whatever your thoughts on Iran or Israel we should stay out of this it’s not our battle.

[cat1]

Middle east?
Alleged Weapons of mass destruction?

Goodness me this is all rather familiar.

[22A]

Been mentioned on BBC News that we are sending more fighter jets to Middle East. Presume this will be Akrotiri, and I sincerely hope they do not get involved in any way.

I share your hope.

As an aside; Why do news stations and papers continually refer to JET fighters? I believe the Dominican Republic was the last air force to operate prop jobs and they were retired a few decades ago. Mustangs were replace by 6th hand Vampires.

[Thunder]

I believe the Vampires were all retired by 1974, whereas the P-51’s soldiered on until 1984.

[Vulcanone]

Been mentioned on BBC News that we are sending more fighter jets to Middle East. Presume this will be Akrotiri, and I sincerely hope they do not get involved in any way.

Me too. This is one we really ought to sit out on. The Yanks aren’t exactly showing Europe a great deal of support right now, so I don’t see why we should go crashing in to support them and their mate. The pair of them hardly need our help anyway, and if we keep well out of it, we should hopefully not get dragged in to have to defend our own people and assets in the region.

Where is our carrier group at present? I have a feeling it’s somewhere around there right now isn’t it? Unfortunate timing if so.

Given that an F-35 off HMS Prince Of Wales made an emergency landing in India last night. Its a lot further away than that.