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Missile Defence

US Missile Defence is part of US' strategy for full military domination of land, air, sea, space and information. The US describes it as a defensive system as it allows the US to shoot down incoming missiles.
 
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Fylingdales

Fylingdales, near Whitby North Yorkshire, is one of five US Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar stations. In 2003 Tony Blair, the then Prime Minister, gave permission for the base to become part of the US Missile Defence programme.
 
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Space for Peace

Space is used for military purposes, but there are no weapons in space. Space weapons would have serious effects on international relations. Some states, in particular the US, see space weapons as the future in dominance.
 
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Redhall Group

Redhall Group is based in Wakefield and has been directly involved in the manufacture of the UK's nuclear bombs for over ten years and is making profit out of AWE Aldermaston's illegal expansion.
 
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Menwith Hill

Menwith Hill, near Harrogate North Yorkshire, is run by the US National Security Agency, operates outside US law and is not accountable in British law. It is part of a global network spying on international telecommunications.
 
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Trident

Trident is the UK's nuclear weapons system and is based at Faslane, near Glasgow in Scotland. The submarines can carry up to 48 nuclear warheads, each eight times as powerful as the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
 
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Nuclear Power

Lord Mandleson has announced that a new Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre will be based at Catcliffe near Sheffield. The government plans to develop manufacturing techniques for the nuclear power industry.