Ballistic Missile Defence: USA

Mr. Carmichael
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the risks and benefits to the UK of allowing the US to install a ballistic missile defence system on British territory.

Des Browne
The UK already makes a valuable contribution to the US ballistic missile defence system through the programme to upgrade RAF Fylingdales. In 2002 the Ministry of Defence published a public discussion paper on missile defence, copies of which are available in the Library of the House and on the MOD website:

www.mod.uk.