The United Kingdom: Only 20 minutes to intercept a missile from Iran
23 March 2026
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Iran and the US
Most pre-war public estimates of Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal had the upper reach at around 2000kms for the larger Shahab-3 and Sejjil types; far short of the range needed to hit Diego Garcia. However, the launches in this case may have been improvised use of the Simorgh space launch vehicle, which could offer greater range as a ballistic missile; albeit at the likely cost of terminal accuracy.”

