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UK Govt go-ahead to Olympics air defence systems on London roofs | The UK Government has confirmed that surface-to-air defence
systems will be deployed at six sites in and around London during the 2012 Olympic
Games. The ground-based air defence systems, which will be in place by mid-July,
have been given a go-ahead in the face of a potential legal challenge from east
London residents, who reportedly do not want the systems pitched on the roof of
their tower block home. "Ground-based air defence systems will form just one part
of a comprehensive, multi-layered air security plan which, I believe, will provide
both reassurance and a powerful deterrent," the Daily Star quoted Defence Secretary
Philip Hammond, as saying. The Government, based on military advice, has now given
the go-ahead for the ground-based air defence systems, which will include Rapier
and High Velocity Missile systems. The main aim is to protect the Olympic Park
in Stratford , east London , and its surrounding area from would be attacks from
the air. High Velocity Missiles will be based at the Lexington Building in Tower
Hamlets and the Fred Wigg Tower in Waltham Forest, both in east London, while
Rapiers will be set on Blackheath Common and at Oxleas Meadow, Shooters Hill,
both in south east London.
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