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Update from Kingston Peace Council

Kingston Peace Council have a stall twice monthly in Kingston Market Place. We are continually banging on about Trident to the extent it is sometimes better to...

May 19 at 12:01pm

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Does Trident announcement mark a new Lib Dem broken promise?

A while back I got a letter from the Lib Dems telling me "Trident will not be renewed this parliament - not on a Liberal Democrat watch”. This ran though my...

May 18 at 05:25pm

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Follow-up on the latest planning application at AWE Burghfield

Hi all, some bad news. I just wanted to give everyone an update on the planning application for a CMR facility, a key component of the UK's Trident...

May 15 at 03:41pm

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Announcement on new Trident submarines to be made this week!

The government is set to make the much delayed announcement on its proposals to buy replacement Trident nuclear weapon submarines this week, according to a...

May 15 at 01:55pm

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Non-Violent Heroes

There's an interesting article and podcast about 'Non-Violent Heroes' on the website for, of all places, the Foreign Office conference centre at Wilton Park.

May 09 at 10:03pm

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Aircraft carrier costs set to hit £7 billion

The Guardian reports that the costs of building two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy have soared again and now look set to reach £7 billion. The...

April 30 at 02:41pm

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day of action against military spending - tomorrow!

Peacemongers and disarmers, Get out and support tomorrow's actions around the world and stick it to the world's largest old boys club and their...

April 11 at 05:03pm

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Global Zero recruiting

3 Job offers Global Zero Campaign 1. European Campaign Director2. Campaigner – France3...

April 08 at 12:32pm

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Nuclear Energy and Weapons: Uncontrollable in Time and Space

Nuclear Energy and Weapons: Uncontrollable in Time and Space Alyn Ware- Huffington Post The earthquake and tsunami in Japan devastated a whole region....

April 07 at 10:53am

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Successful tests on new warhead firing system

What’s the difference between the UK and the USA? The latter has to tell its people what it’s up to when they ask. (Oops, so does the UK though you’d never...

April 06 at 07:40pm

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Is Nick Harvey changing his stance?

Last time he was quoted in the Guardian on the question of Trident replacement, he said “Alternatives didn’t seem to have been give detailed or objective...

April 05 at 04:41pm

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Lib Dem Trident Delays Lobbying Ask. March 2011

Please download the new political lobbying briefing here We would like you to write a letter (in your own words) to either your Lib Dem MP, or to your local...

March 15 at 06:27pm

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Feedback on main gate delays, MoD contracts about to be signed and EDM1477

Last October the coalition government ran a Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). One of its conclusions was that the political (or ‘main gate’)...

March 07 at 04:29pm

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Please object to the latest planning application at the Atomic Weapons Establishment

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has submitted a new planning application to West Berkshire Council for a warhead components manufacturing facility at...

February 15 at 10:10pm

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Coalition split on Trident

Hardly stunning news, but maybe another indicator that we’re squaring up for a real debate? This time it’s Nick Harvey who is challenging the Fox. Could the...

February 15 at 10:35am

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Defence minister says case for Trident is "thin"

Interesting blog in the Guardian on the case for Trident. It seems there was never much justification. Paving the way for a U-turn? We can but hope....

February 11 at 10:12am

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wikileaks - planned missile shield 'blind to nuclear missiles'

if you wrote this into the script of a satirical comedy it would be deemed too ridiculous - right? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8300950/...

February 07 at 11:23am

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new trident review launched this week

The British American Security Information Council are launching a trident review this wednesday - as explained in their blog post below. On Wednesday of this...

February 07 at 10:50am

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Church calls for Trident clarification

Church leaders have called on the UK Government to clarify its position on replacing the country's nuclear deterrent. The Church of Scotland appealed for more...

February 04 at 12:22pm

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What can you do in 2011?

That's the question being asked by ICAN. Please read their message below: -------------------------------------------- As we enter 2011 ICAN is growing by...

February 02 at 05:09pm

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