The Fylingdales upgrade is resisted because any nation that cooperates with U.S. missile defense might itself become a terrorist target.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Safire makes the case for a missile defense for allies and US

Other areas where payments have been made in the last seven days include Eskdalemuir in the Scottish Borders, Fylingdales in North Yorkshire, Redesdale in North Tyneside, Salsburgh in North Lanarkshire, Shap in Cumbria, and Aboyne in Aberdeenshire.

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In Fylingdales, among the black-faced sheep of northern Yorkshire, sits a radar station built by the U.S. If expanded, it could well become an outpost much needed to track missiles on their way to North America and to plot their interception.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Safire makes the case for a missile defense for allies and US