Lakenheath Action Group
A campaigning for the withdrawal of US bombs from Britain
US Nukes Removed from USAF Lakenheath in Suffolk!
Eastern Region CND and Lakenheath Action Group have received the news that US tactical nuclear weapons have been removed from USAF Lakenheath with open arms!
Lakenheath in Suffolk has housed up to 110 nuclear weapons for many years and Lakenheath action Group and CND have campaigned against them.
Mell Harrison, Eastern Region CND campaigns and Lakenheath action group member said ‘ This is fantastic news, but its very interesting that the US government has kept this secret. We would like this news to be ‘confirmed or denied’ by the base and also like to know if these nukes where flown out over the UK’. She also commented on security at the base ‘As one of the activists that have entered USAF Lakenheath a few times I am fully aware of just how inadequate the security is on these US bases and our concerns on this were confirmed by a US military report the Blue Ribbon report a few weeks ago’
CND and Lakenheath action group have vowed to keep a close eye on these US bases and have concerns about USAF Lakenheath being used as a future base for National missile Defence interceptor missiles.
Pete Lux , Theatre of War actor-vist and Eastern Region CND added ‘ USAF Lakenheath is still involved in the bombing of Afghanistan and Iraq, Still houses Cluster bombs and is still involved in war crimes. The protests will not stop, but we can at least celebrate the removal of the Nuclear bombs stored at the site.’
Lakenheath action Group, CND and Theatre of War will be adding to the ‘Independence FROM America’ protest planned at USAF Feltwell ( USAF Lakenheath sister base) on 4th July at 5.30pm with a celebration for ‘ Independence FROM US nukes!‘join us in making a 20 meter banner line away from the Feltwell fence so that the activists on bail conditions after an action at Lakenheath to stay 20m away can still attend and be part of the celebration and protest.
Contact Mell Harrison on 08453370282 mellcndeast@cnduk.org