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Old 19th Nov 2012, 11:21
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Heathrow Harry
 
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Hardly Secret...........

WIKIPEDIA

"Since the 1980s Albemarle has often been used as a stop off point for nuclear warheads convoys on route via road between RNAD Coulport and AWE Aldermaston as part of the UK Trident programme. There is a secure compound located on one of the former runways to keep convoys overnight when required.[1]"

looking at Google earth there is also a very obvious high security compound right in the middle of the runway


used to see quite a few of those convoys on the M4 wayyyy back -espeically around Reading (I guess for Aldermaston) - haven't seen one in years tho'............

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