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Trident can't go to Devonport
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- Published on Friday, 04 January 2013 18:36
The MOD have admitted to Scottish CND that they are not permitted, on safety grounds, to berth Trident submarines at Devonport if they have missiles onboard. This increases the chance that Scottish independence would lead to British nuclear disarmament. Devonport is often mentioned as the first choice alternative site. But it is not suitable for berthing armed submarines, because a missile accident would have horrendous consequences for the city of Plymouth. MOD FOI response Scottish CND report
Trident: Nowhere to Go Presentation
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 11:04
John Ainslie (Scottish CND Coordinator) gave a presentation to Yorkshire CND's AGM on Trident: Nowhere to Go.
Presentation to SCND AGM 2012
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 10:36
Dr Rebecca Johnson (Director of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy) gave a presentation to Scottish CND's annual conference on 17 November. The presentation was titled: "New International Game Changers: Scotland's Role and Responsibilities". Presentation (7 Mb pdf)
Scottish CND supports YES campaign
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- Published on Sunday, 18 November 2012 15:04
The Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, after a lively debate at its annual conference on Saturday 17 November, agreed to support the YES campaign. The resolution which was adopted says,
“Conference urges all members to give priority to the campaign for a 'YES vote' in the 2014 Independence Referendum which will give the Scottish Government a mandate to negotiate a written constitution with a clause on No Nuclear Weapons in Scotland.
“Conference resolves that SCND affiliates to and promotes the “Yes” Campaign as the most immediate and effective way of getting rid of Trident.”
Dodgy Astute submarines should be scrapped
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 10:28
The Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has called on the Government to scrap the new fleet of Astute submarines, because they are fundamentally unsafe. A series of major problems with the vessels is revealed in the Guardian."The Government should scrap their plans to send more Astute class submarines to Scotland. There are clearly a series of insurmountable design failures with the new boats, many of which have major safety implications. The Navy should not be putting the lives of sailors and the general public at risk by sending these dodgy vessels to sea."
Michael Portillo - Trident is all nonsense
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 12:37
Former Tory Defence Minister Michael Portillo gave a damning verdict on Britain's nuclear weapons programme on BBC This Week. In response to the question "Should Trident be renewed?", he replied "No, I think it is all nonsense". Then when asked "Should we have any kind of nuclear deterrent?" Portillo said, "No, it's completely past its sell by date. It's neither independent, because we couldn't possibly use it without the Americans, neither is it any sort of deterrent, because now largely we are facing enemies like the Taliban and Al Quaeda, who cannot be deterred by nuclear weapons.
Scottish CND Annual Conference 17 Nov
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 October 2012 13:43
Dr Rebecca Johnson will speak on "New international Game-changers to Ban Nuclear Weapons: Scotland's Role and Responsibility" at Scottish CND's annual conference from 10 am on Saturday 17th November 2012 in the STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow. There will also be a debate on the approach that Scottish CND should adopt during the independence referendum. Papers