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Press Releases & Updates 2004
24th October 2004
Won’t Pay to Hide Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Chris Gwyntopher, Debbie Mace and Olivia Agate helped expose the nuclear weapons being manufactured and developed at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Berkshire on 12th May 2001 by cutting down three panels of the first of three fences. They were part of a nonviolent disarmament camp organised by Trident Ploughshares.
We had written to MPs, the Ministry of Defence and the Prime Minister calling on them to begin decommissioning the Trident Nuclear Missile system. This they are obliged to do under the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, the International Court of Justice Opinion on the illegality of Nuclear Weapons and their own consciences. Nuclear weapons kill indiscriminately, threaten future generations and destroy the beautiful and delicate natural systems that sustain life on the planet.
The Government is now investing heavily in research to develop a new generation of nuclear weapons. They are intended to politically easier to use. In order to avoid the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty they have bought a massively powerful computer and are building a laser facility at AWE Aldermaston.
Chris Gwyntopher is appearing again on 26th October at 9.30am in Stratford Magistrates Court to explain why he has consistently refused to pay compensation to the Ministry of Defence to hide such immoral and illegal activities.
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