Military Begins Olympic Security Exercises In London -- BBC
A large-scale exercise to test the military contribution to the Olympics security effort has been taking place.
Tests of air defence missile systems at six sites across London using dummy armaments have begun.
And Typhoon jets, based at RAF Northolt in west London, will take to the skies over south-east England with Lynx, Sea King and Puma helicopters.
Exercise Olympic Guardian, which goes on until 10 May, will also see HMS Ocean sail to Greenwich in the capital.
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Update: UK military on charm offensive over Olympic missiles -- Reuters
My Comment: With all of this activity, inconvenience, and expense .... one has to raise the question on why would a nation want to host the Olympic Games.
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