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Trident can't move say former officials

Details: Published on Thursday, 02 May 2013 08:08

In evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee, two former senior officals in the Ministry of Defence have indicated that it will not be feasible to move Trident, in the event of Scottish independence. Sir David Omand said - "I do not see a feasible alternative site at reasonable cost." Sir Richard Mottram added - "It is not at all obvious that there is an alternative site for a deterrent of the current kind". Scottish CND has argued that, as a result, independence is likely to lead to British nuclear disarmament.

Trident – crucial issue in the Independence debate

Details: 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

Details: 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.

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Lamont on Trident

Details: 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)

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International support for nuclear disarmament in an independent Scotland

Details: 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

Details: 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.