News
Faslane safety below standard
- Details
- Published on Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:06
A new report shows that there are a series of safety failings at the Trident base on the Clyde. The annual review was obtained by Sunday Herald journalist Rob Edwards. It lists 13 areas of which 9 were "below standard" and 2 were "significantly below standard". SNP defence spokesperson Angus Robertson MP said the failings "clearly put lives at risk".
Trident - Nowhere to Go
- Details
- Published on Monday, 30 January 2012 07:51
A new report from Scottish CND looks in detail at potential alternative locations for Trident and argues that none of these are viable.
Arthur West, Scottish CND chair, said:
"Scotland could make a major contribution to nuclear disarmament with international implications. Over the years nuclear weapons have been imposed on Scotland but now we have an opportunity to make a difference and to put an end to Weapons of Mass Destruction in Britain". Download the report.
Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
- Details
- Published on Thursday, 26 January 2012 09:43
Trident Ploughshares founder Angie Zelter has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This was recognised in a motion submitted in the Scottish Parliament by Bill Kidd MSP.