Britain lobbying to be U.S. base site
Ed: Daily improvements to defenses is SOP. The phony in General's stars more fond of his pension and reputation in Lebanon screwed it up back in the eighties, (maybe under Republican orders to do so with the intent to piss-off the public in order to pass funding for expensive space based defense projects...!)
By ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer Fri Feb 23, 3:24 PM ET
LONDON - Prime Minister
Tony Blair is lobbying the United States to consider locating part of its anti-missile system in Britain, his office said Friday.
The United States has also announced discussions with Poland and the Czech Republic about building parts of the missile defense infrastructure in those countries.
"We have certainly been engaged in conversations with the U.S. about this," said a spokesman for Blair, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"The objective of these conversations was to make sure that the U.K. is kept in consideration to be one of the locations for the system should the U.S. press ahead with the system.
"It is purely about being part of the conversation. These discussions are at a very early stage," the spokesman said.
A Russian general has warned that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted if they host U.S. missile defense bases, though the United States has insisted the system does not threaten Russia.