Most people would NOT agree to continue allowing the USA to listen and monitor and scan the skies with high powered radar in Northern England if they realised its for US defence. A defence that makes them a legitimate target to any hostile military force.

An MOD spokeswoman said the additions to Menwith Hill (Yorkshire , England)were not part of the NMD programme, which George W Bush, the American president, is trying to persuade EU nations to back.

A missile system that is a waste of money and that breaks the strategic arms limitation treaties the US signed.

Of course any group could destroy these listening posts quite easily using a HERF based weapon either as a protest about being used by Westminster and Washington or to stop themselves being targeted to help just the USA.