UK can start bombing ISIS within hours , as it has six fighter jets on standby in Cyprus . British forces have Brimstone precision missiles , high-tech weapons others do n't have . The US does not have any such weaponry and is therefore unable to launch a strike against the terrorist group without risking an escalation of hostilities with Russia or Iran.
UK can start bombing ISIS within hours , as it has six fighter jets on standby in Cyprus . British forces have Brimstone precision missiles , high-tech weapons others do n't have . The U.S. is leading the airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria .