UK military shows off missiles to protect Olympics
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On a muddy field on the outskirts of London, Britain's military showed off a weapon Thursday it hopes it never has to use.
The Rapier surface-to-air missile has the power to take down a Boeing 747 full of passengers if needed to protect a stadium full of 80,000 Olympic spectators in a terrorism nightmare scenario.
It's rare for the British military to publicize the location of its weapons, but the military says it hopes that any potential attacks will be deterred by showing the missile strength and other defense assets such as Typhoon fighter jets. (AP)
