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Trident and Independence
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 15:31
Scottish CND have produced a four-page Question and Answer sheet with information on Trident and the relationship between Scottish independence and nuclear disarmament.
Trident and Scottish Independence (pdf)
First Minister supports Scrap Trident protests
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- Published on Sunday, 31 March 2013 08:42
First Minister Alex Salmond has expressed his support for the Scrap Trident weekend of protest in a letter. The weekend will include a Glasgow march and rally (assemble George Square 10.15 am Sat 13 April) and a blockade (Faslane Mon 14 April). This follows the Scottish Parliament's vote against Trident on 20 March and support for the protests from 27 MSPs.
Better Together and Trident
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 14:38
The Better Together campaign have issued a briefing which supports Trident nuclear weapons. The paper was produced for MSPs in advance of the Trident debate on 20 March. The first part of the briefing describes nuclear weapons as "the ultimate guarantee of our national security" and says "the UK government has committed to maintain the strategic nuclear deterrent and to continue with a programme to renew it."
MSPs support Scrap Trident
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 10:43
22 MSPs showed their support for the Scrap Trident weekend of action (13-15 April) at a press conference and photo call at the Scottish Parliament.
The weekend will include a march and rally in Glasgow, assemble George Square 10.15 am Sat 13 April and a blockade of Faslane on the morning of Monday 15 April.
Scottish Parliament against Trident
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- Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013 14:51
On 20 March the Scottish Parliament passed a resolution saying, "That the Parliament acknowledges the devastating humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons; endorses the Secretary-General of the United Nations’s five-point plan for nuclear disarmament; calls on the UK Government to acknowledge the opposition of the Scottish Parliament to nuclear weapons and to the presence of Trident in Scotland, and further calls on the UK Government to explore options for the removal of Trident ahead of the so-called main gate decision in 2016." There were 61 votes in favour, 16 against and 31 abstentions. Read the Official Report. or watch the video
CND Scrap Trident animation
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- Published on Monday, 18 March 2013 11:57
There is a new animation on the costs of Trident and what else you could get for the money.
Trident aimed at Russia
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- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 09:40
Defence Minister Philip Hammond hinted that Trident was aimed at Moscow when he said that Britain should keep nuclear weapons because of the potential threat from Russia. (Scotsman) In recent months Nick Clegg criticised the current plan for Trident replacement because it was designed to "flatten Moscow". Scottish CND recently published a report which shows that an attack on the city by one British Trident submarine would result in 5.4 million deaths, equivalent to the population of Scotland.