Warning over weapons at Suffolk airbase (More UK Nukes R Us)

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BY LISA CLEVERDON
February 12, 2005 07:00

THE number of nuclear weapons kept at a Suffolk air base - already thought to total more than 100 - could soar in the next few years, it has been warned.

Last night Davida Higgin, spokeswoman for the Lakenheath Action Group, which campaigns against American nuclear warheads in Britain, said she fears more bombs would be stored at the US base at RAF Lakenheath in the future.

The claim follows the release of an official report confirming that 110 nuclear weapons - more than three times the amount originally thought - are being kept at the base. <snip>

“We have heard a rumour that there is the possibility of more bombs being sent to Lakenheath if pressure is put on other countries in Europe to reduce the amount of weapons they keep, and this is a great worry to us.” <snip>

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