Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Faslane safety below standard

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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

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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.