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Press Releases & Updates 2006
14th July 2006
Protesters Gather at Sharp End of Trident Debate
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From 29th July to 12th August anti-Trident protesters will gather for a disarmament camp at Peaton Wood on Loch Long, just half a mile away from RNAD Coulport where nuclear warheads are stored and loaded onto Trident submarines.
The camp, organised by the non-violent direct action campaign Trident Ploughshares, has been an annual event since 1998 and in recent years has involved a wide range of protest and disarmament activity, including swimming into the Trident submarine berths, intrusions into the secure areas of the Faslane and Coulport bases, blockades at the gates of the bases, and "redecoration" with graffiti.
A highlight of the camp will be the blockade on Monday 7th August of the Coulport base. The camp will this year have an additional function as a focus for training and preparation for Faslane 365, the continuous blockade of Faslane which begins on 1st October.
A Trident Ploughshares spokesperson said: "While it has been good to hear at last some public debate about whether Britain’s nuclear weapons should be replaced some time in the future, Trident is a current and ever present threat to humanity. That’s what we will be protesting about."
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Last updated: 14th July 2006
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