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UK: Missiles could be used to protect Olympics

The Columbian
Published: November 13, 2011, 4:00pm

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has not ruled out anything to protect London during the 2012 Olympics, including using surface-to-air missiles.

Hammond says “all necessary measures” will be taken to ensure security.

He told lawmakers Monday that if the military recommends it “appropriate ground-to-air defense” could be in place.

Thousands of British soldiers are likely to be posted at Olympic venues after a security review for the 2012 London Games showed that authorities may need to double the number of guards at stadiums and other Olympic sites.

Security for the Olympics has been a critical — and costly — issue for the games ever since the slaying of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.

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