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60th anniversary of first British nuclear test
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 10:31
The first British nuclear weapon was detonated on the Monte Bello islands, Australia, on 3rd October 1952. The United Kingdom became the third country, after the United States and the Soviet Union, to possess the nuclear bomb.Germany gives way to NATO on nuclear weapons
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- Published on Friday, 07 September 2012 09:56
The coalition government in Germany has, since 2009, been calling for the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from Germany. However they have now given way to pressure from NATO and have said that the weapons can not only stay for at least 12 years but can be upgraded.
SNP MSP John Finnie has said that is a further reason why the SNP should retain their current policy of opposition to membership of NATO.
Bill Kidd Co-President of PNND.
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 September 2012 14:22
A member of the Scottish Parliament has become a Co-President of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non Proliferation and Disarmament. Bill Kidd was elected to the position at PNND's recent conference in Kazakhstan, where they heard of the country's experience in getting rid of Soviet-era nuclear weapons and about the legacy of nuclear testing at Semipalatinsk. Bill Kidd is an SNP MSP and a member of Scottish CND's Executive.
Relocation, Relocation Trident
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 September 2012 13:51
Relocation, Relocation Trident
Phil and Kirstie from Channel 4 have been brought in to solve the problem of where to put Britain’s nuclear weapons. Phil reports:
We’ve been helping hundred’s of couples to find their ideal home. This time we face a difficult challenge. Nick and Dave have very particular requirements. They want a swimming pool that can take three submarines and a basement where they can store 16 Trident missiles and 200 nuclear weapons.
Should Scotland be in NATO ?
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- Published on Monday, 20 August 2012 15:10
SNP CND have produced a briefing which argues that the SNP should remain opposed to NATO. Scottish CND have published a short Question and Answer sheet on NATO and Nuclear Weapons.. SNP CND held an excellent conference on this issue Saturday 25 August in Glasgow. Please sign the Scottish No to NATO coalition statement and contact your elected representatives of all parties to find out whether they support NATO.
Wales is no place for Trident
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 09:03
The Herald on 14 August said that Trident might go to Wales, if Scotland became independent. But a letter from Scottish CND, printed in the paper,argues that none of the alternative sites in Wales or England are viable. The graphic shows how the sites proposed for Polaris in 1963 would be too close to the oil and gas terminals at Milford Haven.
Photos of Hiroshima/Nagasaki events
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- Published on Monday, 13 August 2012 13:59
Events took place across Scotland to remember the victims of the first atomic bombs.