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Bases throughout the air. one navy war slip based in the red sea also took part in this. from the air, u.s. used b1 bombers which features long-range missiles at supersonic speed and hold up to 24 cruise missiles. >> we know the uk used four royal air force tornado gr4s in these strikes. they launched cruise missiles as the a former base 50 miles west of homs. the french launched rafael fighter jets which can refuel in flight and go up to 863 miles per hour. all 139 kilometers per hour. >> let's speaking to cnn military analyst retired air force lieutenant had colonel rick francona and nationa...

But mostly it was the message that was sent. that this was just the indication that we can doc this and now we have the political will to do it. so should there be any future use of chemical weapons, we can return with a much greater size attack. >> gail, how much of a connection do you see between the alleged use of chemical weapons in douma and the chemical attack that took place in salisbury, england? britain brought this up. they're saying they see this as a global picture of chemical weapons being used again around the world. how much do you think these two are connected or is it just the...

Across hat world is not going to tolerate this without reaping that trip wire of getting the russians involved. i think it was successful in that aspect. >> gail, your view especially on reaping goal one which was deter syria from ever using chemical weapons again. do you think they've done that? >> this was clearly designed to send a message. all along the united states, the united king dop, france, have been seeking this goldilocks strategy which is to basically deter the regime from using chemical weapons against its own people while not ending the regime itself. they did not want to unseat...

Back with us. what can you tell us about how investigators are going about seeing whether there's a connection between this driver, any kind of terror network, if he was acting alone, et cetera? >> police appear currently to believe there is no further threat at this stage. they've asked people to stay away from the area where the incident happened. authorities now are looking for explosives inside the van according to some who were at the scene. they will likely try to determine whether there might have been a mental illness. or whether this really was a deliberate attempt that would be class...

Or his or her associates? they'll try to figure out everything they can. in a case like this, it's just speculation, but if someone was assisting or there were associates, you don't want those people moving on and doing another attack. it's a herculean effort under way. all hands will be on deck. i think they have a very difficult task ahead of them in order to fully identify this person and his or her associates. >> also joining us, law enforcement analyst juliette kayam and gail lemon. what are the questions you have about all that we know and so much we don't know about this investigation r...