The Ministry of Defence have pledged to work with the local community in Pendine to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum should they go ahead with test firings of a new missile at their base in the village.
Concern has been expressed this week over the MoD plan to test fire the new missiles - which could be used in a possible war with Iraq - as it could mean that local residents have to leave their homes for the duration of the tests.
The MoD have been carrying out a low-level fact-finding exercise amongst residents and the farming community in the marsh area between Pendine and Laugharne to see if they would be prepared to vacate their homes during the test firings of the new missiles.
This is because the power of the live missile and warhead means that it falls outside the safety footprint of the range and could result in shrapnel landing on surrounding land.
The MoD estimate that people would have to vacate their premises for approximately four to five hours during the tests, but this could rise to as much as 30 hours in the unlikely event of any problems with the tests.
"We went door to door and wrote to all the residents affected because co-operation on this is vital," an MoD spokesman told the Observer earlier this week.
Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, Clr. Mrs. Meryl Gravell, has asked if the MoD could find a different location to test the equipment.
"We appreciate that the Pendine range is creating a lot of jobs in the area and certainly do not want them to move away, she said.
"But on the other hand, we are not sure what this could entail for people in Pendine and other parts of Carmarthenshire."
The MoD had originally planned to start test firing later this month, but have now put their plans back to March to allow further consultation.
"We are still in consultation with the local community to see if we can keep the disruption to a minimum," said the spokesperson.
"Naturally, we would like to test this missile, but the opinions of the local residents count. Their co-operation is vital and if they cannot leave their homes, then the trials will not go ahead."