PEACE activists rallied outside a British military base today, accusing commanders of allowing US nuclear weapons to be housed on the site.

Shouting slogans and holding signs which read “we do not comply,” they demanded the MoD halt its partnership with US forces at RAF Lakenheath.

Friday marked the third day of a six-day peace encampment at the Suffolk base, where the Lakenheath Alliance for Peace (LAP) has been gathering evidence on US aircrafts and weapons entering the site.

LAP called the stationing of US nuclear weapons on British military sites “intolerable” as they published evidence which they said shows that Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall are exclusively used by the US Air Force.

They have also alleged that these bases have served as launch sites for planes taking part in the US war of aggression in Iran. Their view was seemingly vindicated today when it was reported that an F-15E from the USAF’s 494th squadron, based at the site, had been shot down by Iranian forces.

Alongside volunteers with Nukewatch UK, the LAP said Lakenheath was being prepared to house US B61-12 nuclear bombs.

Campaigners said that allowing US nuclear weapons to be stored in Britain “endangers the life of every person living here” and “puts a site of war in the middle of our country.”

They added that local communities have “no say whatsoever” on the matter and risk becoming a target for wars started by the US President Donald Trump.

Encampment participant Jane Gregory said she had joined the demonstrations because she wants “real security.”

She explained: “This means an end to poverty, the epidemic of violence against women and girls and tackling the climate crisis, not participation in illegal wars.”

Peace groups called on members of the public to join their demonstration tomorrow, where they expect hundreds of activists to call out British involvement in US military operations.

They will also demand an end to the US Air Force being hosted on British soil.

The Ministry of Defence said earlier this week that it has “accepted the US request [to use British bases for the Iran war] for ‘specific and limited defensive purposes’.”

A spokesperson told the Morning Star this was in order “to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region, killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk, and hitting countries that have not been involved.

“The use of our bases is limited to defensive actions in the region in collective self-defence of our longstanding regional friends and allies – and protecting British lives.”