Residents of a London apartment block have been told that surface-to-air missiles were likely to be installed on the building to help combat airborne terror threats to the Olympic Games. &quot;A high-velocity missile system may be situated on the roof&quot; and 10 soldiers stationed in the building for two months for the Games, which start on July 27, according to a leaflet distributed to residents. The Ministry of Defence confirmed on Saturday it was scouting locations as Britain prepares to mount its biggest peacetime security operation for the Olympics. <img alt="London Bridge" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/30london.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 400px; " /> The Ministry of Defence is scouting locations as Britain prepares to mount its biggest peacetime security operation for the Olympics.u00a0 &quot;Ground-based air defence systems could be deployed as part of a multi-layered air security plan for the Olympics, including fast jets and helicopters,&quot; a spokesman for the ministry said in a statement. &quot;Based on military advice, we have identified a number of sites and... are talking to local authorities and relevant landowners to help minimise the impact of any temporary deployments,&quot; he said. The ministry has made no final decision on deployment of missiles, but is evaluating sites alongside police, the statement added. Brian Whelan, a journalist and resident of the apartment block in Bow, east London, told AFP: &quot;They&#39;re going to do a dummy run and if it goes well, there will be high-velocity missiles stationed on my building, along with soldiers. &quot;It seems like it&#39;s completely written in stone -- there&#39;s been no consultation. They announced it in a way that makes it seem like some kind of prize that I&#39;ve won, to be living on an army base, which is insulting.&quot; The building was chosen because of its &quot;excellent view of the surrounding area and the entire sky above the Olympic Park&quot;, the leaflet said. It assured residents that the missiles would only be used in the event of &quot;specific orders from the highest levels of government in response to a confirmed and extreme security threat&quot;. &quot;Having a 24/7 armed forces and police presence will improve your local security and will not make you a target for terrorists,&quot; it said. A security force of more than 40,000, backed by a huge intelligence operation, will guard venues, athletes and the millions of visitors expected to throng the British capital for the Games. &quot;Lone wolf&quot; terrorist attacks are a major concern for security forces but a range of other threats are also being considered. In 2005, a day after London was named host city, four homegrown suicide bombers attacked three underground trains and a bus, killing 52 people.

The UK military is considering installing surface-to-air missiles on top of a tower in an apartment block as part of defences for the Olympics

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