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 . Britain joined the U.S. and its allies in the fight against ISIS -- but any mission will come with a huge price tag . 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 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.