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Evening Standard
· collected 2026-10-06 · by Megan Howe and Nicholas Cecil
Ex-RAF chief Mr Bagwell discussed on Time Radio the possibility of implementing an "Iron Dome" missile defense system in London to protect against potential attacks. The estimated cost for a similar US initiative ranges from £151 billion to £757 billion, making it extremely challenging and costly to implement nationwide coverage. Former National Security Adviser Lord Sedwill also highlighted the need for improved air defenses, suggesting that while covering the entire country may not be feasible, protecting key cities and military bases could be more practical. The proposal stems from concerns over the expanding threat posed by Iranian missiles capable of reaching London and other European cities.
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The former Royal Air Force (RAF) chief suggested that a missile defense system similar to Israel’s Iron Dome could cost up to £10 billion for partial coverage and potentially over £757 billion for full national protection. Speaking on Time Radio, the ex-RAF official noted the difficulty in covering all military bases, power stations, and critical infrastructure across Britain. Former National Security Adviser Lord Sedwill previously told The Standard that while a nationwide Iron Dome system is impractical, protecting key cities like London, as well as military installations, would be feasible but still expensive. Lord Sedwill emphasized the need for improved air defenses amid an escalating international security threat, advocating for selective implementation of such systems to safeguard strategic areas.
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“You might be able to protect certain key sites, certain strategic areas, London would be an example, but of course that's not enough,” ex-RAF chief Mr Bagwell told Time Radio.
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Bagwell → protect → Radio
“If you've got military bases all around the country, you've got power stations, you've got critical infrastructure dotted around the country, then you're really going to have to try and cover the entire area, which is challenging.
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which → get → area
But he explained that the US plans for such a shield could cost between $200 billion (£151 billion) to $1 trillion dollars (£757 billion).
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plans → explain → billion
Earlier this year, former National Security Adviser Lord Sedwill told The Standard that an Iron Dome system covering the entire country would not be practical, but suggested similar protection could be deployed around London, key cities and military bases.
“We certainly need proper air defences,” he said.
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he → tell → defences
“The Gulf countries have developed systems quite like that.”
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countries → develop → that
Lord Sedwill, who also served as Cabinet Secretary from April 2018 to September 2020, made the comments while warning that Britain needed to bolster its defences in an increasingly dangerous international environment.
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Britain → serve → environment
Under the Conservative proposal, the so-called ‘Britannia Shield’ would use a network of radar and command-and-control systems to detect incoming attacks, alongside interceptor missiles and counter-drone capabilities.
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Shield → call → missiles
The Conservatives said the proposed system would be designed to protect the UK, its sovereign territories and British military bases overseas.
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system → say → UK
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“Cheap weapons can now threaten cities, military bases and critical infrastructure in ways that would have sounded like science fiction a generation ago.”
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that → read → fiction
She added: “The threat is here.
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threat → add → ?
And Britannia Shield will help make sure we are.”
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we → help → ?
The proposal comes amid concerns that Iranian missiles could have the range to reach London, following an attempted attack by Tehran on the UK-US Diego Garcia base more than 2,300 miles in the Indian Ocean earlier this year.
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missiles → come → Ocean
The Israeli military claimed the missiles were capable of travelling around 4,000km (2,485 miles), potentially putting dozens of countries across Europe, Asia and Africa within range including London and the UK.
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missiles → claim → London
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