Five people from the Trident Ploughshares international nuclear disarmament camp were arrested this morning after they blocked the road leading to the Coulport nuclear weapons depot starting at 7am. The group of campaigners included two Spaniards and three UK citizens.…
When the Government called a vote on replacing the four British Trident submarines in July last year Trident Ploughshares activists visited the Central Lobby and sang throughout the debate – over six hours!! Although no filming or photography was allowed…
Back in June five members of Put Down the Sword were arrested “willful obstruction of the highway” while blockading one of the entrances to AWE Burghfield, where the UK’s nuclear weapons are assembled. Two other affinity groups (from the Catholic…
Thirty years ago three Faslane Peace Campers eluded MOD security and boarded a UK nuclear Polaris submarine and got into the control room. Classified documents, released today under the 30 year rule and published today by the BBC and The Guardian, reveal that…
A 20 minute film of some of the actions and protests during the Month of Action at Burghfield in June 2016 is now available to see here
Anti-Nuke Activist Convicted for Obstructing Traffic A woman who blocked a key entrance to AWE Burghfield for more than two hours, in protest at the UK’s nuclear weapons system, has today been found guilty of obstructing the highway. Helen Swanston, 42,…