Headlines 22 October 99
The following are some of the headlines and quotes following the Greenock Sheriffs decision:
NUCLEAR SUBS ARE ILLEGAL SAYS SHERIFF
Evening Times, Glasgow, 21 Oct
SHERIFF BANS THE BOMB
Scottish Mirror, 22 Oct
HOW FOUR MIDDLE-AGED LADIES SANK UK DEFENCE
Daily Record, 22 Oct
Trident nuclear deterrent ruled "illegal weapon"
Scottish Daily Mail, 22 Oct
WE'VE WON NUCLEAR WAR
Scottish Sun, 22 Oct
Sheriff judges Trident nuclear defences illegal
Herald, 22 Oct
Outcry as sheriff rules nuclear weapons illegal
Scotsman, 22 Oct
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"I am rather worried about my job. I certainly won't be expecting a mention in the Queens Honours list"
Sheriff Margaret Gimblett, quoted in the Scottish Express
"Trident is a product of the Cold War and has no place in Scotland or indeed anywhere in the UK ..World history had been made in Greenock Sheriff Court."
- Dorothy Grace Elder MSP (SNP)
"In an academic argument we are confident that there are circumstances in which it would be legal to use nuclear weapons"
-MoD spokeswoman quoted in the Scotsman
"Given the kind of signals this nonsense will have sent out to pacifist loonies everywhere, there should be a clear warning from the government that attacks on military establishments and installations will not be tolerated."
- Phil Gallie MSP (Conservative)
"It is the Lord Advocates business and it would be wrong of me to comment on the merits or the substance"
- Donald Dewar MSP (First Minister)
"There were four brave women in that court today - three in the dock and one on the bench"
Jane Tallent, Trident Ploughshares 2000
"What the women did was fantastic. They are modern-day heroines. I salute their courage. These women have taken non-violent action against one of the most serious threats to humanity - Trident itself - and won"
Tommy Sheridan MSP (Scottish Socialist Party)