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Britain would be 'richer and safer' without nuclear weapons

Nick Brown MP, Labour's former Chief Whip, has written an article in the New Statesman saying that a future Labour government should not replace Trident, and...

June 22 at 08:33pm

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Nuclear convoy emergency exercise reveals flaws in disaster response

Scotland would be left to fend for itself in the crucual period following an accident involving a UK nuclear warhead on a Scottish road, according to papers...

June 14 at 04:42pm

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The World must stand together

New video from Global Zero, please share and then demand a world without nuclear weapons.

June 12 at 08:28am

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Nuclear weapons factory fined £200,000 following safety breaches

AWE plc, the company which runs the Atomic Weapons Establishment, where the UK's nuclear weapons are made, has been fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to...

May 29 at 12:35pm

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Elderly nun in US nuclear break in

Um an interesting choice of headline from the BBC - Elderly Nun convicted in US nuclear site break in , but a nice action from the other side of the pond by...

May 09 at 07:28am

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Scrap Trident weekend: a great success!

Last week, on Monday 15 April 2013, Faslane naval base was shut down for three solid hours by hundreds of people in a peaceful blockade of the gates to the...

April 24 at 01:03pm

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Redirect military expenditure to ensure a sustainable future

Via Greenpeace International and as published in The Guardian on the 18th of April 2013. Last year $1.75tn was spent on the world's military,...

April 18 at 04:38am

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Open letter from Faslane Peace Camp - feedback and comment welcome on the future of the camp

Dear all, Please read and circulate the following open letter from the current four residents of the Faslane Peace Camp. We are issuing this in the hope...

April 08 at 03:26pm

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David Cameron: 'We need a nuclear deterrent more than ever'

Prime Minister David Cameron has written an article in the Daily Telegraph claiming that the UK needs its nuclear weapons now more than ever. So why does...

April 04 at 11:04am

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Easter Monday at AWE Aldermaston

On Easter Monday thousands of people demonstrated against Trident replacement at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, where the UK's nuclear...

April 03 at 12:05pm

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30 years campaigning to eliminate nuclear weapons: From Amchitka to Kwajalein

An ad hoc bit of research into the history of Greenpeace in China, turned up this quite nice briefing {pdf}, and summary of Greenpeace's campaiging on Nuclear...

March 28 at 09:49am

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Ending the nuclear weapons age

The exact number of nuclear weapons situated across the world is shrouded in mystery, but whatever the number, North Korea's underground test last week is a...

March 19 at 10:32am

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Labour's Jim Murphy pushes for new nuclear weapons

More pro-Trident drum-banging from the Labour Party front bench, who seem determined to lose the next election. Labour's defence spokesperson, Jim Murphy...

March 08 at 12:02am

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Labour's old guard put the pressure on party leaders to support Trident.

This week three former defence ministers in the previous Labour party have published newspaper articles supporting the replacement of the UK's Trident nuclear...

March 01 at 01:54pm

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"Discarding Trident would only .. imperil UK Security.."

So says Lord West in the Independent There’s a voting button at the bottom of the piece – lots of people seem to “strongly disagree”…

February 27 at 05:54pm

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New Scrap Trident website

There's a new Scrap Trident website to help mobilise the anti-Trident campaign in Scotland: Scotland and the UK have had nuclear weapons for 50 years. With...

February 16 at 10:58pm

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Des Browne: We don't need to replace Trident

Des Browne, Labour's former Defence Secretary, writes in the Daily Telegraph that Trident is no longer key to Britain's security. He says we don't need...

February 06 at 12:10pm

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Atomic Weapons Establishment in trouble

More problems at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), where the UK's nuclear weapons are made. Looks like one of the main processing buildings has...

February 04 at 02:03pm

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Trident review to set out compelling alternatives to replacement

The Guardian has published an in-depth interview with Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who is leading the government's Trident Alternatives...

January 24 at 01:09am

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New campaign - ACTION AWE!

Action AWE is a new campaign focused on the UK's Atomic Weapons Establishment with the aim of shining a spotlight on the factory where the UK's nuclear weapons...

January 19 at 11:45am

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