Parliamentary briefing
President Bush arrives for his first visit to Britain on Wednesday 18 th July on his way to the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy. Bush's visit gives Tony Blair the perfect opportunity to implement the Foreign Affairs Select Committee's recommendation that "the Government articulate the very strong concerns that have been expressed about NMD within the UK".
British concerns about Star Wars have been made clear inside and outside Westminster. On July 3 rd , over 100 Greenpeace activists, many carrying banners with the message "Star Wars Starts Wars", peacefully invaded the US spy base at Menwith Hill, near Harrogate to expose the base's proposed role relaying early warning data for Star Wars. Menwith Hill hosts two Space-based Infra Red System (SBIRS) radomes which, if the Government gives consent, would be used to transmit information on ballistic missile launches for a US missile defence system.
