PROTESTORS targeted Menwith Hill for a demonstration on Friday as part of the International Day of Action against Foreign Military Bases.
The demonstration was organised by the Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign (MHAC) and Yorkshire CND. The base has been targeted by peace campaigners calling for its closure for more than 40 years. At least 26 people attended the event on Friday.
A spokeswoman said: "Menwith Hill on the North York Moors outside Harrogate, is one of a network of high-tech US bases spread around the world, gathering military, political and economic information relayed to it by information-gathering satellites."
In a planning application in 2019 the Ministry of Defence said RAF Menwith Hill was established in 1954 to act as a "communication intercept and intelligence support service" for both the United Kingdom and the United States.
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