The military is considering putting a missile system atop Fred Wigg Tower, right, in London. Andrew Testa for The New York Times
A New Amenity May Show Up On Some London Roofs For The Olympics: Missiles -- New York Times
LONDON — “It looked like one of those things where you get free pizzas through the post,” Hilal Bozkurt said, describing the innocuous-looking leaflet that came through her mail slot recently. “But this was like, free missiles.”
The leaflet was from the Ministry of Defense, and it briskly informed Ms. Bozkurt that her building, Fred Wigg Tower, part of a sad-looking public housing project in a depressed neighborhood in an unloved corner of this city, had been selected as a possible front line against terrorist attacks during the Olympics. Because of the 17-story tower’s strategic location and “excellent all-around view,” the leaflet said, the military was considering installing a “high-velocity missile system” on the roof.
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My Comment: One has to wonder if this is (maybe) overkill.
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