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Our defense specialist in war games columnist with foxnews.com.
Allison Barrie is good to see you -- -- -- They're having fun in my home -- It's been so -- -- you.
While we're glad you're here -- tell -- that this it would add to it that I love the acronyms we always get for these yes sort of weapons and bombs precision.
Kill weapons systems -- -- is that.
Yes quite a mouthful I think they get the gold for incredibly scary naming weapons systems I'm gonna help the -- -- -- bad.
-- -- kill weapon system I think is quite impressive in.
What it is not some big monolithic thing and stem what it is it's.
Quite ingenious way to turn ordinary rocket into you served its precision surgical strike instrument.
As so take -- hydra seventy for example and turn it into something that can attack very accurately within.
Seventeen inches actually.
Mile light armored soft target so this kind of fills that gap Jonathan that exists between -- hellfire missile which you gonna wanna use for.
Use your tardiness have the armored targets.
And the other and you've got sort of the unguided rockets -- -- gonna wanna use for something like areas suppression so this is that middle ground that's fantastic for -- built up area.
Confined area we want that precision to reduce collateral damage civilian casualties and how -- casualties these sorts of things so.
-- really Smart thing wet weather and doing what circumstances.
Exactly would you see the US military using this kind of weapon -- Well I'm glad just on that he's been hitting it very successfully there Marine Corps been really happy with.
-- in listening -- agents in Afghanistan.
I'm told that they've been testing it since 2002 -- it's been out a long time.
And they just this week place and -- authorizing full production of this you know very cool system so.
It's really Smart because clearly in at a time of fiscal austerity.
Defense spending cutbacks.
But I -- -- sort of out of box acknowledges it's hastening -- already have an inventory and keeps it up you know and makes it a lot more practical unusable in -- is it.
Is it something Allison that -- what -- although there there's no plans very right now but will we tea.
I establish a no fly zone over Syria will be part of establishing such a no fly zone is it something that could be used in that circumstance.
I -- you know as having you get a -- how -- -- at this.
You know I think -- there's a lot of talk you know we've talked about Syria and that -- -- situation -- -- -- at this whole -- gonna -- any day now.
Yeah I think that was a mistake and I know we've talked about that before because.
People are comparing it to Libya and the difference I was at the international community really got behind the Libyan very quickly as very dominant air campaign.
I'm people expecting to see that sort of thing you -- changing industry and that hasn't happened but.
You know I if I what is speculate if we were to get involved or any other members of the national international community.
You you'd expect probably an air engagement so.
I love seeing things like that because these things are import and and this is a plug and play technology we've got tons of them and Harrison -- some -- what we.
-- has so you have to -- go -- buying new laser guided -- Missiles.
Rockets and if the Fed -- -- the 'cause it's the same thing that they're used to we don't have to modify the launchers -- don't have to modified aircraft.
And it's terribly important if we are going to support the Syrian rebels and this -- be fantastic -- to use.
All right and so would tell me you checking out military technology in London or you just that checking out my favorite restaurants.
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And I want my not surprising me out there nonsensical claims I love that plays.
-- -- I've -- -- for the Olympics and you know just to shout out to everyone knew you know we've talked about before that was a little bit of a hoo ha.
In the lead up to the Olympics where the army had to step in and fill that gap of the shortfall that we -- an Olympic security.
It really isn't such a success story don't you think Jonathan -- coming -- so beautifully.
And everybody was kind of thinking about traffic -- about security.
Everything they -- -- -- up pretty well in the end and they the brits.
They -- they had you know it's not just -- -- gold -- -- -- really has -- -- securities -- clearly the Olympics -- -- is going to be a lightning -- -- People who wish you know western.
Countries -- so.
Any sort of high profile event -- -- you.
Very well now is -- very attractive target them so this is not an easy security situation it.
So many venues to cover not to mention kind of congested popular tourist sites so.
Really kudos go out -- them and -- -- sure it's gonna continue India full on success for paralympics as well.
All right well great to see you enjoy the rest of your time in my.
Married -- if -- -- size -- data and not thank you.
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