Will there be an increased terrorist threat to RAF Fylingdales?
The Government believes that any increased terrorist threat to the UK from the existence of a US missile defence system which utilised the radar station at Fylingdales would be negligible. Developing ballistic missiles from scratch would be beyond the means of a terrorist organisation. Acquisition of a capability off-the-shelf is conceivable, but unlikely in the absence of state sponsorship or complicity. Likewise, a non-state entity is very unlikely to be in a position to operate a ballistic missile force without extensive state-sponsored or state-condoned assistance with land, training, maintenance and spares support. Terrorist organisations are more likely to seek covert means of delivering weapons of mass destruction, a potential threat we also take very seriously. The security interests of the UK are already closely identified with the US and other NATO allies, and this will not change regardless of decisions on missile defence. The terrorist threat to all military installations i
