7/10/12, "London 2012: Missile tenants lose legal ruling," BBC
"Residents have lost their High Court battle to prevent surface-to-air missiles being stationed on the roof of their tower block during the Olympics.
They had said having them on Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London, would make them a terrorist target.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said the missile deployment is legitimate and proportionate.
A judge said residents were "under something of a misapprehension" regarding the equipment and risks.
Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said he agreed with the MoD that a tower block was the only suitable site for missiles and the facts of the case were "not susceptible to a sensible challenge"....
The 15-storey tower block is one of six locations selected for missiles to be stationed."...
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