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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.
Scottish Parliament to debate Trident
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:21
There will be a debate on Trident, on a motion from the Scottish Government, at 2 pm on Wednesday 20 March. Please encourage your MSPs to speak against Trident. A 4 page briefing from Scottish CND contains key points.
Emails can be sent to MSPs through writetothem.com scotland4peace.org has email details and MSPs' voting records. Contact details are also on the Parliament website
Poll on Trident and Scottish Independence
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:12
A new opinion poll by TNS BMRB for Scottish CND confirms the strength of opposition to the replacement of Trident in Scotland, including among those who have not yet decided how to vote in the independence referendum.
When asked whether they supported or opposed the plan to buy a new nuclear weapon system to replace Trident, 25% were uncommitted but of those who expressed a definite opinion 19% supported and 80% opposed. Among those who have not decided how to vote in the independence referendum in 2014, 37% were uncommitted on Trident replacement but of those who expressed a definite opinion only 13% supported replacing Trident and 87% were opposed.
Scottish Parliament motions on Trident
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- Published on Thursday, 28 February 2013 11:39
Two motions have been put down in the Scottish Parliament welcoming Scottish CND's report "If Britain Fired Trident", commending the Scrap Trident demonstrations on 13-15 April and supporting the Oslo conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. Please encourage your MSPs to support these. Emails can be sent to MSPs using writetothem.org
If Britain fired Trident
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 17:06
A new report from the Scottish CND, "If Britain fired Trident", details how an attack from one of the Trident submarines based at Faslane, against its most likely targets, would result in 5.4 million deaths. Nick Clegg recently confirmed that Trident is still designed to "flatten Moscow". The Scottish CND paper explains the effect of detonating 20 nuclear weapons inside Russia's capital and a further 20 in the surrounding area.