If only. But some members of the UK population did. At the misnamed RAF Lakenheath base (it should be USAF) around 50 activists gathered to declare our independence from the USA, and our objections to the USA basing combat aircraft, nuclear and other bombs in our country. This base has been used for dropping cluster bombs on Iraq in the most recent conflict. The nuclear bombs are illegal. We don't want them here.

So there was music, theatre, tea, cake and cucumber sandwiches for the many well dressed attendees at the Peacemakers Ball. And the fence was made more colourful with the addition of a variety of banners.

Later the protest moved to RAF Feltwell (another misnamed USAF base). A large 4th of July party was going on inside, and party goers were offered information on the secret Lakenheath nukes as they went in. The response rate was frankly pretty low. Maybe it was hard to hear inside the rather large SUVs and pickups favoured by many of the base pickups.

The party (outside the base) was still going well at 9pm. But the party to celebrate the removal of illegal US nukes will be even bigger ...