OPEN LETTER TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE BORIS JOHNSON MP, THE PRIME MINISTER, FROM TRIDENT PLOUGHSHARES RESPECT THE LAW: DISMANTLE THE UK’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS 30th November 2020 Dear Prime Minister, On 18th March 1998 Trident Ploughshares wrote an Open Letter to…
Church Bells to be Rung and other Celebrations as Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons comes into force
As a great ray of hope for all of humankind in these dark times, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is due to come into force on Friday January 22nd 2021, 90 days after ratification by Honduras,…
Marking 50th Ratification of Ban Treaty Trident Ploughshares Campaigners Call on UK to Sign on
TP disarmament campaigners across the UK celebrated the historic 50th ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) moment when nuclear weapons on Sunday and called on the UK to Sign the Ban Treaty. Our gathering at the North…
Trident Ploughshares Campaigners to Celebrate 50th Ratification of Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty at Faslane 25 October
Nuclear disarmament campaigners from across Scotland will gather at the North Gate of Faslane Naval Base Sunday 25 October starting at 10am to celebrate the 50th Ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which took place at…
Trident Ploughshares Remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki
From 6th to 9th August TP members organised events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to call for an end to nuclear weapons. This year due to Covid there were a number of…
Hiroshima Nagasaki Fast UK
This summer, we will be commemorating the 75th anniversary of the horrific atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You are invited to join us in calling for an end to nuclear weapons, starting with Britain’s Trident Missiles system. This costs…
Trident Ploughshares Objects to listing in Counter-Terrorism Police guide
Trident Ploughshares has joined a wide range of groups represented by Bindmans LLP, who have today sent a letter to the Counter-Terrorism Policing National Operations Centre objecting to their inclusion of their organisations and movement in the a ‘Counter-Terrorism Policing…
Thirteen Arrests as Anti-nuclear Activists Block Entrances to London Arms Fair
(Update – eventually 21 were arrested and taken into custody – all later released) Today twelve Trident Ploughshares campaigners and one Extinction Rebellion activist were arrested after blocking both entrances to the DSEI arms fair at the Excel Centre in London to…
Anti-nuclear Activists Block Both Entrances to London Arms Fair
This morning Trident Ploughshares campaigners, along with Extinction Rebellion, have blocked both entrances to the DSEI arms fair at the Excel Centre in London to disrupt the event and to highlight the role of arms traders in targeting civilians and…