Thousands of protesters including Jeremy Corbyn and other party leaders gather in London for CND march and rally by Mark Townsend via The Guardian Thousands of protesters have assembled in central London for Britain’s biggest anti-nuclear weapons...
Month: February 2016
Britain’s boycott of the UN multilateral nuclear disarmament talks
via OpenDemocracy With opposition to Trident growing, the British government has refused to join this week's UN multilateral nuclear disarmament talks on practical measures to build global security without nuclear weapons. As thousands gather to...
Ultimately we don’t need Trident and it won’t keep us safe
The Green MP on why she will be protesting against the UK's nuclear fleet. by Caroline Lucas via The New Statesman FLICKR/DEFENCE IMAGES Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook noted that Trident was "worse than irrelevant" for dealing with the international and security...
UK needs Trident to play ‘outsized’ role in world affairs, says US defence secretary
Press Association via The Guardian Ash Carter says it is important the UK has military might that backs up ‘its moral standing and its historical standing’ in world Britain must keep its Trident nuclear deterrent to maintain its “outsized†role in the...
Trident: the British question
The debate is not simply about submarines and missiles. It touches almost every anxiety about the identity of the United Kingdom. The decision may tell us what kind of country – or countries – we will become by Ian Jack via The Guardian At this moment, a British...
UK to send five ships to Baltic as part of Nato buildup against Russia
Britain will also contribute troops to a new 6,000-strong force that is intended to act as a deterrent by Ewen MacAskill via The Guardian The UK is to send five extra ships to the Baltic as part of a Nato buildup against Russia. A sizeable contingent of...
Trident is too important an issue to be shouted down
Trident needs a sensible, mature debate. Labour MPs’ bickering simply plays into the Tories’ hands by deflecting attention from their European split by Owen Jones via The Guardian Last night, a group of Labour MPs yelled down the shadow defence secretary, Emily...