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Trident – crucial issue in the Independence debate
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 10:57
A new report from the House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee shows how critical the Trident issue is in the independence debate.
The report highlights the great difficulty of trying to move Trident to England. Scottish CND has argued that this will be virtually impossible. (Trident: Nowhere to Go)
3000 say No nuclear weapons here
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 15:35
Over 3,000 people have added their pins to an online map to say that they don't want nuclear weapons in Scotland. To join them, go to naenuclear.org and place your pin on the map. You can then add your own comment.
The map shows that people in every corner of the country are opposed to the continued presence of these Weapons of Mass Destruction in our lochs and on our shores. A recent opinion poll by TNS BMRB found that only 14% of Scots support David Cameron's plan to spend billions on a replacement for Trident.
Lamont on Trident
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- Published on Friday, 19 April 2013 18:04
Johann Lamont avoided every opportunity to say she was opposed to Trident when faced with questions from the public which were presented to her by Brian Taylor.
BBC Video (from 24:25)
When asked "You would not scrap Britain's deterrent unilaterally?" she replied "I don't think you can do that". (26:30)
International support for nuclear disarmament in an independent Scotland
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- Published on Friday, 19 April 2013 09:53
Following a reception from Scottish Government Minister for External Affairs and International Development Humza Yousaf and host MSPs Bill Kidd and Patrick Harvie at the Scottish Parliament yesterday where the former Mayor of Hiroshima and Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba (pictured) spoke, a dozen members of the international nuclear disarmament network Abolition 2000 are making a declaration in support of a “Nuclear Free Scotland” leading the way to a “Nuclear Free World” at Faslane Naval Base. (photo gallery)
Scrap Trident protest blockades Faslane
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- Published on Monday, 15 April 2013 15:39
47 people were arrested for taking part in a sit down protest to blockade the Faslane nuclear submarine base as part of the Scrap Trident weekend of demonstations.
Scrap Trident demo
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- Published on Monday, 15 April 2013 09:13
Over 2,000 people took to the streets of Glasgow to say Scrap Trident.
Cameron and Kim Jong Un share nuclear delusions
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- Published on Thursday, 04 April 2013 09:28
David Cameron has written an article supporting Trident in the Telegraph. In response, Arthur West, Chair of Scottish CND, said: "David Cameron is mimicking Kim Jong Un. Both men are living under the delusion that nuclear weapons are the way to greatness. Both are squandering their nation's wealth on Weapons of Mass Destruction, rather than on caring for the most vulnerable in society. The majority of people in Scotland reject this approach. A recent poll found that less than one in five Scots support Cameron's plan to build a replacement for Trident."