【ABC111115】帝国主义有时也挺难的 之 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 英国考虑奥运导弹网

diver18

UK ponders Olympic missile shield
Updated November 15, 2011 11:58:50
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-15/missiles-could-defend-london-olympics/3666410

Britain is ready to use missiles to protect next year's London Olympics from an airborne attack, defence minister Philip Hammond said on Monday, amid reports the United States was unhappy with security plans for the games.

"All necessary measures to ensure the security and safety of the London Olympic Games will be taken, including, if the advice of the military is that it is required, appropriate ground-to-air defences," Mr Hammond told parliament.

It would be the first time surface-to-air missiles have been deployed in Britain since the end of World War II, a defence ministry spokesman said, adding that no decisions had been made yet.

Mr Hammond's announcement came as the Guardian newspaper reported the United States was concerned about security at the games and planned to send up to 1,000 of its agents, including 500 from the FBI, to protect American athletes and diplomats.

London's Olympic security coordinator Chris Allison dismissed the report, saying he was about to fly to Washington in a prearranged trip to give an update on planning for next summer's event.

"We're not hearing any concerns being expressed from them at all," he told BBC radio, adding that there would only be a small number of foreign security liaison officers at the games.

A decision to install air defence weaponry in London would follow a precedent set by previous Olympic hosts. China deployed a battery of surface-to-air missiles a kilometre south of its showpiece venues for the Beijing games in 2008.

Greece placed dozens of US-made Patriot missiles around Athens around six weeks before the 2004 Olympics, the first summer games after the September 2001 attacks on the United States.

One option for providing surface-to-air defence in London could include stationing one of Britain's new missile-equipped Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers in the River Thames estuary near the games, the defence ministry spokesman said.

Another choice would be to use the British Army's land-based Rapier surface-to-air missile launcher.
【ABC111115】帝国主义有时也挺难的 之 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 英国考虑奥运导弹网
英防长星期一说，英国已经做好准备用导弹保护明年的奥运天空。也有报告说美国不满意英的安保计划。
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国防部发言人说尽管还没决定，但这可能将是自二次大战以来，英首次部署地对空导弹。

万岁军

其实以后每届奥运会都在雅典举行不就没这么多问题了。:D

diver18

英国可能部署地对空导弹保护伦敦奥运安全
2011年11月15日 08:27:05
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-11/15/c_122279698.htm

　　英国国防大臣菲利普 哈蒙德14日在议会表示，如果确认需要，英国将部署地对空导弹以保护2012伦敦奥运会的安全。

　　自上月接替因“好友门”辞职的福克斯担任国防大臣以来，哈蒙德14日首次就有关国防问题接受议会质询。他在回答有关奥运安保的问题时说，他确信将采取各种必要措施以确保伦敦奥运会的安全，其中包括如果确实需要，将部署地对空导弹。

　　哈蒙德就奥运安保问题接受质询，缘起英国《卫报》此前的一篇报道说，美国对伦敦奥组委的安保计划不满，准备明年奥运会时派遣包括500名美国联邦调查局特工在内的1000名本国安保人员来伦敦。该报道还称，伦敦奥组委低估了奥运安保人员所需，原计划需要1万人，目前看至少需要2万1千人。

　　英国内政部发言人14日回应说，美方的担心没有必要，英国对奥运安全充满信心。他表示，目前伦敦奥运的安保工作已步入正轨，资金也得到保证。英国政府已经承诺，英国和全世界将享受一届安全的盛会。他并称，国际奥委会已经检查了伦敦奥运安保准备的各项细节，也对奥运安全表示“充满信心”。