日韩午夜精品视频,欧美私密网站,国产一区二区三区四区,国产主播一区二区三区四区

 

UK to keep missiles near homes to protect Games

0 Comment(s)Print E-mail China Daily, July 4, 2012
Adjust font size:

Britain will deploy missile defence systems in residential areas of London, including on the roof of a block of apartments, to defend against an aircraft attack on the Olympic Games, the government confirmed on Tuesday.

The plan has angered people living nearby who have launched legal action to block the move, which they say will endanger lives due to the possibility of accidents and the prospect that aircraft could be shot down over densely populated areas.

"This is the biggest sporting event in the world, and with that comes the huge responsibility to deliver it safely and securely," interior minister Theresa May said of the Olympic Games, which begin on July 27.

The anti-aircraft missile systems - one large and mounted on a trailer, the other handheld - will be deployed at six locations around the Olympic Park in the east of the capital, including on top of two residential buildings and in parkland.

The Stop the Olympic Missiles campaign says the plan will turn the games into a "festival of the global security industry", according to the group's website.

"The government is ignoring public opinion," said campaigner Chris Nineham.

"The vast majority of people in east London do not want these missiles. The government decision flies in the face of good sense and our campaign will go on," he told Reuters.

Britain's defence ministry said it acknowledged that the defence system would have "implications" for those on the ground, but that missile deployment would be a "last resort option" to minimize casualties and damage from an aerial attack.

Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Enter the words you see:   
    Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 旅游| 临西县| 葫芦岛市| 五寨县| 怀安县| 扶沟县| 阿荣旗| 安吉县| 郸城县| 繁峙县| 绥中县| 梅河口市| 车险| 高青县| 都昌县| 应用必备| 长武县| 大连市| 莱阳市| 昭苏县| 闽清县| 元江| 遂川县| 溆浦县| 阿克苏市| 赫章县| 宜宾市| 义乌市| 拉孜县| 稻城县| 崇文区| 东莞市| 新乡市| 肇源县| 绥棱县| 简阳市| 克什克腾旗| 安陆市| 长子县| 新兴县| 喜德县|