CND challenges construction works at RAF Lakenheath
?
Leigh Day solicitors, acting on behalf of CND, wrote to West Suffolk Council and the Ministry of Defence earlier this month about new construction at RAF Lakenheath. We're challenging the planning rights used for the construction of a new dormitory at RAF Lakenheath. The base authorities hoped this could be carried out without the need for an environmental impact assessment. But as the 144-bed building will house US Air Force personnel specifically deployed to the base for nuclear weapons purposes, it's clear this building enables nukes!?
?
The letters have gained significant media coverage. You can watch CND General Secretary Kate Hudson and Ricardo Gama from Leigh Day speaking to the BBC here. Since the coverage, the MoD said an EIA will be carried out at the site.?