parliamentary briefings

Star Wars and the Government

Last edited 31 May 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
31 May, 2001

Parliamentary briefing

Whichever political party wins the general election, the next British Government will have to decide whether to allow the US to use early warning facilities at RAF Fylingdales and RAF Menwith Hill as part of a Star Wars system. Without the use of these bases the US cannot proceed with the dangerous and destabilising Star Wars programme.

A decision to allow the use of US bases in the UK will have a profoundly negative impact on the future of international security, and will make the UK a target for attack...

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