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Nuclear Weapons not wanted in Scotland

Political row over the future of nuclear weapons at base

24rd Oct 2008
by Tina Kemp, Scottish Lennox Herald

A FRESH row has erupted over the future of Faslane Naval Base. Defence Secretary John Hutton visited the base last week to reinforce the government’s pledge to keep nuclear weapons in Scotland. But the SNP, which has committed itself to ridding the country of the weapons, used his visit to reinforce its message that Trident must go.

http://www.lennoxherald.co.uk

New nuclear weapons carriers to double for Special Nuclear Materials transport

Further details of the Ministry of Defence’s proposals to replace the vehicles used to transport nuclear materials by road have recently been released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request made by Caroline Lucas MEP.

A New Film Exposes Deadly Cargo on British Roads

Nukewatch and Camcorder Guerillas will launch their film on nuclear warhead transport aat 12.30pm on Saturday 29th March at the Glasgow Film Theatre.The film sheds new light on the danger and secrecy surrounding the transport of nuclear warheads on public roads throughout Britain will be launched. Entry is free and DVD copies of the film will be on sale at the venue. The* English premiere will be on Friday 4^th April, 6.00 pm** * *at the Phoenix Picture House, 57 Walton Street, Jericho, Oxford **OX2 6AE free entry* *OTHER VENUE: RISC, LONDON STREET READING 7.30PM WEDNESDAY 23RD APRIL

See a new video blog of nuclear warhead convoy on the road.

Convoys transport nuclear warheads between the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield near Reading in Berkshire and the the Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) Couplort in Scotland. Warheads are stored, then deployed on Trident submarines before eventually being returned to AWE for servicing or to be scrapped.

Trident warhead carriers on M25 near Kings Langley flyover

Photo story: Three TCHD Trident warhead carriers on M25 near Kings Langley flyover at Hemel Hempstead

Oxford Mail: Campaigners criticise A34 nuclear convoys

Positive article with coverage of Nukewatch in the Oxford Mail: "Peace campaigners vow to keep up the pressure on the Ministry of Defence to decommission Trident nuclear weapons."

Oxford Mail: How safe are we?

Positive editorial comment in the Oxford Mail: "The prospect of highly volatile nuclear material being transported past our front doors is an unnerving one, to say the least. So protesters were right to turn out at the weekend to highlight the practice and demand that safer methods of moving it to be adopted."